Hmong forces

E170645

guerrilla force irregular military unit

Hmong forces were ethnic Hmong guerrilla fighters in Laos, heavily supported by the CIA, who played a central role in the “Secret War” against communist forces during the Laotian Civil War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Hmong forces canonical	5
Hmong guerrilla forces	1
Hmong guerrilla units	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	guerrilla force ⓘ irregular military unit ⓘ
activeFrom	1961 ⓘ
activeUntil	1975 ⓘ
aftermath	large-scale Hmong refugee exodus ⓘ resettlement of many veterans in the United States ⓘ
airSupportProvidedBy	Air America ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ surface form: U.S. Air Force
alliedWith	Royal Lao Army ⓘ Royal Lao Government ⓘ
baseRegion	Long Tieng ⓘ Plain of Jars ⓘ
conflict	Laotian Civil War ⓘ Secret War in Laos ⓘ
countryOfOperation	Laos ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Laos
covertNature	operations largely concealed from U.S. public at the time ⓘ
demobilization	largely disbanded after communist takeover of Laos in 1975 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Hmong ⓘ
fundedBy	United States government ⓘ
historicalContext	Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ surface form: Cold War in Southeast Asia
legacy	ongoing political and veterans’ issues in Hmong diaspora communities ⓘ significant casualties among Hmong population ⓘ
notableOperation	defense of the Plain of Jars ⓘ operations along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos ⓘ
opponent	People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: North Vietnamese Army Pathet Lao ⓘ
organizedBy	CIA Special Activities Division ⓘ
organizedUnderCommandOf	Vang Pao ⓘ
partOf	Royal Lao Army ⓘ surface form: Royal Lao Government’s military structure (de facto)
primaryObjective	counter communist expansion in Laos ⓘ disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines ⓘ
relatedConflict	Vietnam War ⓘ
role	anti-communist guerrilla warfare ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ rescue of downed U.S. airmen ⓘ
strengthEstimate	tens of thousands of fighters ⓘ
suppliedWith	air support from Air America ⓘ artillery ⓘ small arms ⓘ
supportedBy	Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
theaterOfOperations	Ho Chi Minh Trail (logistical network named after him) ⓘ surface form: Ho Chi Minh Trail areas in Laos northern Laos ⓘ
trainedBy	CIA paramilitary officers ⓘ Royal Thai Army ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laotian Civil War → hasMainBelligerent → Hmong forces ⓘ

Laotian Civil War → involvedOrganization → Hmong forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hmong guerrilla units

Secret War → hasParticipant → Hmong forces ⓘ

Secret War → hasAlly → Hmong forces ⓘ

Secret War in Laos → hasParticipant → Hmong forces ⓘ

Secret War in Laos → uses → Hmong forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hmong guerrilla forces

Air America → supportedOrganization → Hmong forces ⓘ