| Name assigned by coder: |
no
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| PGM ID Number: |
423
|
| Country: |
Congo Kinshasa |
| Date formed: |
Aug. 2, 1998 |
| Details of Formation: |
Military wing of Burundi Hutu National Council for the Defense of Democracy-- a rebel group in the Burundi civil war. My best guess is that FDD was used in the same way as FDLR/Interhamwe/Ex-FAR, i.e. Congo govt. employed them to fight against the encroaching Rwanda army 98-02. These groups are often mentioned together in the same reports. |
| Date dissolved: |
Feb. 24, 2003 |
| Details of Termination: |
govt. agreed to withdraw support from FDD in the same way as FDLR et al. following the peace agreement with Rwanda et al in July 2001; but reports of continuing support into 2002. FDD signed a deal with Burundi govt. in 2003-and ceased to be reported as alied to Congo govt. from late 2003.
ended being pro-government on 2002-09-26,
then again being pro-government from 2007-09-14 |
| 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; plunder and loot; military
|
| State Sponsor(s): |
none
|
| Other Connection(s): |
|
| Membership: |
ethnic; foreign nationals
|
| Location: |
Kivu |
| Force Strength: |
[unknown,
unknown] |
| Target(s): |
rebels, insurgents, or other armed group; regular military force
|
| Purpose(s): |
intimidation of ethnic/religious groups; destabilise neighbouring countries; fight insurgents
|
| Other Information: |
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