The Red Flag Pirates is the official paramilitary wing of the New-Revolutionary Communist Party. It takes its name from the red flags with which supporters of the group marched through the streets of Ghacrow early days of the movement, when the RFP represented a violent political movement. Nowadays, the RFP does not consider itself a political party, instead an armed support body for the NRCP which grew out of the original RFP. The group currently remains under the control of the NRCP leadership. __TOC__