| Name assigned by coder: |
yes
|
| PGM ID Number: |
37
|
| Country: |
Liberia |
| Date formed: |
Nov. 10, 2000 |
| Details of Formation: |
part of the government's attempt to suppress the rebel LURD group. |
| Date dissolved: |
Aug. 11, 2003 |
| Details of Termination: |
|
| Successor group(s): |
none
|
| Private Military Company? |
no |
| Government Relation: |
type1 |
| Government Link(s): |
person/minister
|
| Training and Equipment |
no information |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations |
yes |
| Shared personnel |
no information |
| Types of Material Support: |
plunder and loot
|
| State Sponsor(s): |
none
|
| Other Connection(s): |
|
| Membership: |
adolescents; children
|
| Location: |
north west of country/monrovia |
| Force Strength: |
[unknown,
40000] |
| Target(s): |
civilians; rebels, insurgents, or other armed group
|
| Purpose(s): |
protect state, national or religious leader(s); fight insurgents
|
| Other Information: |
part of the government's attempt to suppress the rebel LURD group.
Membership appears to be based on forced conscription, mostly of children and adolescents.
Groups like:Navy Command militia, the Jungle Lions militia , Special Safety Unit, National Board of Investigation, Demus Forces, Special Operation Division, Presidential Guards, Special Investigative Unit of the National Security Agency, stand-by unit; which are mentioned but not in any detail are included in operations coded under this title.
loyal to Taylor but see other politicians as pocketing the pay that the militamen see as rightfully belonging to them
Some groups work privately in addition to their loyalty to Taylor eg. charging protection money from local hospitals.
Many militiamen believe in black magic and fight in costumes ie. wigs/feathers/amulets believing that this will protect them from bullets. |
