in the 2006 general elections. Military wing The military wing of the party was called the Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (Forces Patriotiques pour la libération du Congo, FPLC) and was under the command of Thomas Lubanga with Bosco Ntaganda as Deputy Chief of the General Staff. Upon Lubanga's arrest, Ntaganda assumed the rank of Commander of the FPLC. References External links The Curse of Gold: Ch III. Methodology, Human Rights Watch, June 2005 D.R. Congo: Army Should Not Appoint War Criminals, 14 January 2005 Factions of the Second Congo War Rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Military units and factions of the Ituri conflict Democratic Republic of the Congo politicians convicted of crimes