Pro-Government Militias

ALiR (Army for the Liberation of Rwanda) (Congo Kinshasa)

Name assigned by coder:	no
PGM ID Number:	421
Country:	Congo Kinshasa
Date formed:	Jan. 1, 1998
Details of Formation:	origin seems identical to FDLR, with whom they are often linked. Again, a Rwandan Hutu group supported by Congo govt during 1998-2001 to fight insurgents and against the invading Rwandan army.
Date dissolved:	Sept. 26, 2002
Details of Termination:	Merged by FDLR in 2001--Although it is still sometimes referred to as ALiR after that time. One source says Kinshasha halted support for ALIR in 2002.
Successor group(s):	none
Private Military Company?	no
Government Relation:	type1
Government Link(s):	state/military institution
Training and Equipment	yes
Shared Information and Joint Operations	no information
Shared personnel	no information
Types of Material Support:	domestic government
State Sponsor(s):	none
Other Connection(s):
Membership:	ethnic; ideology; village/rural; ex soldiers; foreign nationals
Location:	Kivu
Force Strength:	[unknown, unknown]
Target(s):	rebels, insurgents, or other armed group; ethnic group; regular military force; foreigners
Purpose(s):	protect national borders and integrity; intimidation of ethnic/religious groups; destabilise neighbouring countries; fight insurgents
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