| Name assigned by coder: |
yes
|
| PGM ID Number: |
353
|
| Country: |
East Timor |
| Date formed: |
May 29, 2006 |
| Details of Formation: |
Prime Minsiter Alkatiri fired half of the army for ethinc reasons, who then responded by rioting. Alkatiri and his interior minister Rogerio Lobato distributed weapons to this civilian militia to fight the rioters, who included regular people as well as the sacked soldiers and the police force. |
| Date dissolved: |
June 30, 2006 |
| Details of Termination: |
Alkatiri deposed (and later indicted by the UN) on June 30 2006. |
| Successor group(s): |
none
|
| Private Military Company? |
no |
| Government Relation: |
type1 |
| Government Link(s): |
person/minister
|
| Training and Equipment |
yes |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations |
yes |
| Shared personnel |
no information |
| Types of Material Support: |
domestic government
|
| State Sponsor(s): |
none
|
| Other Connection(s): |
|
| Membership: |
ethnic; adolescents
|
| Location: |
Dili |
| Force Strength: |
[unknown,
unknown] |
| Target(s): |
unarmed political opposition, government critics; rebels, insurgents, or other armed group
|
| Purpose(s): |
intimidation of ethnic/religious groups
|
| Other Information: |
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