Civil Defence Forces
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The Civil Defence Forces were a pro-government militia in Sierra Leone, composed largely of traditional hunters and local defense groups, that fought against rebel factions during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | pro-government militia ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
human rights abuses
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
ECOMOG
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
eastern Sierra Leone
ⓘ
rural Sierra Leone ⓘ southern Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedConflictType | civil war ⓘ |
| commandStructure | loosely organized ⓘ |
| composition |
local defense groups
ⓘ
traditional hunters ⓘ |
| conflict | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demobilized | post-2002 ⓘ |
| disarmamentProcess | Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration programme in Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Sierra Leone government support
ⓘ
local communities ⓘ |
| goal |
defend communities from rebel attacks
ⓘ
support restoration of elected government ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-government ⓘ |
| languageOfMembers |
Krio
ⓘ
Mende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableComponent | Kamajors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTrial | CDF case at the Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revolutionary United Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sierra Leone government-aligned forces ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Sierra Leone government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
Mende communities
ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | pro-government force ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Special Court for Sierra Leone proceedings ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Sierra Leone civilian population ⓘ |
| trainingBackground | traditional hunting practices ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | ethnically-influenced militia ⓘ |
| usedChildSoldiers | true ⓘ |
| usedTypeOfWarfare |
guerrilla tactics
ⓘ
irregular warfare ⓘ |
| usedWeapons |
machetes
ⓘ
shotguns ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
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