The competition for the control of natural resources by combatant forces, exacerbated by an almost constant political vacuum in the region, has been a major factor in prolonging the crisis in Ituri.
该区域几乎总是处于政治真空之中，加剧了各战斗力量对自然资源控制权的争夺。 这种争夺是伊图里的危机久拖不决的主要因素。