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. It is one of the major combatants in the

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and a member of the

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group that overthrew the national government in March 2013. The FDPC signed a ceasefire with the government on February 2, 2007. This agreement was known as the Syrte Agreement, after the

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n city where it was signed. It was the earliest of the ceasefires that the government signed individually with each of the three major militias, bringing a temporary peace to the country. It controlled a small pocket between

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and Moyenne-Sido. After falling out with Séléka, FDPC leader

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fled across the border into

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and was arrested there in 2013. The FDPC responded by abducting 26 people from both countries, including a Polish priest, in an effort to pressure Cameroon's government to release Miskine. In November 2014, the FDPC released its hostages and Cameroon released Miskine. On 20 May 2016 FDPC occupied Zoukombo village near Cameroonian border. FDPC was also present in

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and near

. At this time it had less than 100 fighters. On 5 April 2019 MINUSCA captured Zoukombo killing three FDPC fighters where it has previously established a checkpoint. In September 2019 it was reported that FDPC was present in Vakaga prefecture participating in FPRC offensives. After

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was captured by MLCJ on 14 October Miskine was forced to flee to Sudan. In October Abdoulaye Miskine was arrested in Chad.

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;Footnotes ;Sources * * {{refend Central African Republic Bush War Factions of the Central African Republic Civil War Rebel groups in the Central African Republic