| Name assigned by coder: |
no
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| PGM ID Number: |
43
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| Country: |
Cote d'Ivoire |
| Date formed: |
Sept. 22, 2002 |
| Details of Formation: |
More than his own political party (the Ivorian Patriotic Front, FPI) these are the people who have kept him in power ever since the September 2002 attack.
This extremely violent attack was carried out on the night of 22nd September 2002, while Mr Gbagbo was out of the country, a group of soldiers simultaneously attacked Abidjan and some of the major cities. |
| Date dissolved: |
Unknown |
| Details of Termination: |
civil war 'ended' 2007; some demobilization/disarming, but group apparently not disbanded. Reports of group activity through August 2009. |
| Successor group(s): |
none
|
| Private Military Company? |
no |
| Government Relation: |
type1 |
| Government Link(s): |
person/minister; 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; students
|
| Location: |
Abidjan, Daloa, Guiglo, and San Pedro |
| Force Strength: |
[unknown,
12000] |
| Target(s): |
civilians; unarmed political opposition, government critics; rebels, insurgents, or other armed group; ethnic group; foreigners; journalists
|
| Purpose(s): |
protect state, national or religious leader(s); self-defense and security; intimidation of ethnic/religious groups
|
| Other Information: |
aka. Congres Panafricain des Jeunes Patriotes (COJEP)
aka. New Patriots
aka. Pan-African Congress of Young Patriots
|
