| Name assigned by coder: |
no
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| PGM ID Number: |
101
|
| Country: |
Zimbabwe |
| Date formed: |
Jan. 1, 2001 |
| Details of Formation: |
mass conscription to the National Youth Training Program, where adolescents and children were given military training and 'patriotism' classes. They were then sent out to intimidate opposition supporters and politicians.
The instructors of these youths are drawn mainly from serving and retired senior army and police personnel, as well as from the ranks of the war veterans. |
| Date dissolved: |
Unknown |
| Details of Termination: |
Still active today |
| Successor group(s): |
none
|
| Private Military Company? |
no |
| Government Relation: |
type2 |
| Government Link(s): |
political party
|
| Training and Equipment |
yes |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations |
yes |
| Shared personnel |
unclear |
| Types of Material Support: |
domestic government; plunder and loot
|
| State Sponsor(s): |
none
|
| Other Connection(s): |
|
| Membership: |
unemployed; adolescents; children
|
| Location: |
nationwide |
| Force Strength: |
[30000,
80000] |
| Target(s): |
civilians; unarmed political opposition, government critics; journalists
|
| Purpose(s): |
protect state, national or religious leader(s); intimidation of civilians
|
| Other Information: |
pro-Zanu Youth groups are a subset of 'ZANU-PF militia' and have many synonyms: Youth Brigade, Green Bombers, “the militia”, “the Taliban”, Zanu-PF Youth militias, Border Gezi Training Camp militias
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