Pro-Government Militias
Tsar Lazar Guards (Serbia)
Basic Group Information
| Name assigned by coder: | no |
| PGM ID Number: | 491 |
| Country: | Serbia |
| Date formed: | Feb. 7, 2008 |
| Accuracy of date formed: | month |
| Details of Formation: | The Tsar Lazar Guards existed as a group before. The date of the first source which reveals support for the group from the government is taken as date formed |
| Date dissolved: | Feb. 17, 2008 |
| Accuracy of date dissolved: | day |
| Details of Termination: | The date indicates the day when Kosovo became independence and the group was not a domestic group anymore. |
| Termination Type(s): | border change |
Former and Successor Group Information
| Predecessor group(s): | none |
| Successor group(s): | none |
| Private Military Company? | no |
| Former Group? | yes |
| Former Armed Group? | yes |
| Former Rebel Group? | no |
| Former Rebel Group UCDP ID: | none |
| PGM Becomes Rebel Group? | no |
| Successor Rebel Group UCDP ID: | none |
Government Relation, Support, and Training
| Government Relation: | informal (type 1) |
| Created by the Government?: | no | Main Creating Government Institution: | none |
| Government Link(s): | state (institution) |
| If link to party, name of party: | |
| Training and Equipment: | no information |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations: | no information |
| Shared Personnel: | no information |
| Type(s) of Material Support: | no information |
| State Sponsor(s): | none |
| Other Connection(s): |
Group Characteristics
| Membership: | mercenary |
| Primary Membership: | nationalist |
| Alternative Primary Membership: | no information |
| Location: | The North of Kosovo, Krusevac, Rudnica and Merdare |
| Force Strength: | [200, 5000] |
| Target(s): | rebels, insurgents, or other armed group; ethnic group |
| Purpose(s): | protect national borders and integrity; intimidate political opposition; fight insurgents |
Ethnic Characteristics
| Ethnic Target(s): | Albanians (Yugoslavia) |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Targeting: | given |
| Ethnic Membership: | none |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Membership: | inferred |
| Ethnic Purpose: | Albanians (Yugoslavia) |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Purpose: | not applicable |
Other Information
| Other Information: | The Tsar Lazar Guards existed as a group before. The date of the first source which reveals support for the group from the government is taken as date formed. |
New Variables from Meta-Analysis
Purpose
| Purpose: | |
| Relative Benefit(s) of PGM Use | unknown |
Treatment of Civilians
| Treatment of Civilians: | |
| Type(s) of Violence against Civilians: | unknown |
Reasons for Membership
| PGM Members Coerced? | no information |
| PGM Members Paid? | no information |
| Reasons for Membership: | |
| PGM Members Killed? | no information |
PGM Size
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Weapons and Training
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Organisation
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Reference(s) for Meta-Analysis
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