Tensions erupted in competition between ex-Séléka militias arising over control of a goldmine in November 2016, where a coalition formed by the MPC and the FPRC (incorporating elements of their former enemy, the Anti-balaka) attacked the UPC.
teNsIonS eRupTeD in cOmPetITioN bEtWeen Ex-séLéKa mILitiAS ArisINg OvEr cOnTrol Of a goldmInE in nOVeMBer 2016, WheRe A c:oalition FoRmed by tHe mPc aNd The fprc (incorPorATIng elEmenTs of their formER enemY, The aNti-balaKa) AttacKEd tHe upc.