Pro-Government Militias

Kofi Annan Boys (Cote d'Ivoire)

Basic Group Information

Name assigned by coder:	no
PGM ID Number:	550
Country:	Cote d'Ivoire
Date formed:	March 7, 2011
Accuracy of date formed:	year
Details of Formation:	The militia was created when Alassane Ouattara became President in 2011 to restrict and attack supporters of former President Gbagbo.
Date dissolved:	Unknown
Accuracy of date dissolved:	day
Details of Termination:	No information.
Termination Type(s):	not terminated

Former and Successor Group Information

Predecessor group(s):	none
Successor group(s):	none
Private Military Company?	noinf
Former Group?	no information
Former Armed Group?	no information
Former Rebel Group?	no information
Former Rebel Group UCDP ID:	none
PGM Becomes Rebel Group?	no information
Successor Rebel Group UCDP ID:	none

Government Relation, Support, and Training

Government Relation:	informal (type 1)
Created by the Government?:	no information
Main Creating Government Institution:	none
Government Link(s):	person/minister
If link to party, name of party:	None
Training and Equipment:	no information
Shared Information and Joint Operations:	yes
Shared Personnel:	no information
Type(s) of Material Support:	domestic government; plunder and loot
State Sponsor(s):	none
Other Connection(s):

Group Characteristics

Membership:	mercenary
Primary Membership:	no information
Alternative Primary Membership:	no information
Location:	Western region; mainly Toulepleu, Blolequin and other towns near the Liberian border
Force Strength:	[unknown, unknown]
Target(s):	civilians; unarmed political opposition, government critics; ethnic group
Purpose(s):	intimidation of ethnic/religious groups; intimidation of civilians; intimidate political opposition

Ethnic Characteristics

Ethnic Target(s):	Krahn (Guere)
Quality of Information for Ethnic Targeting:	given
Ethnic Membership:	none
Quality of Information for Ethnic Membership:	not applicable
Ethnic Purpose:	Krahn (Guere)
Quality of Information for Ethnic Purpose:	given

Other Information

Other Information:

Made up of Liberian mercenaries, the militia hunts down perceived supporters of former president Gbagbo- mostly at night; work together with the Chevaux and Ouattara's 'Revolutionary Forces'

New Variables from Meta-Analysis

Purpose

Purpose:	Their purpose is to menace political opposition and to systematically kill members of the Guere tribe.
Relative Benefit(s) of PGM Use	unknown

Treatment of Civilians

Treatment of Civilians:	Militia members assaulted alleged Gbagbo supporters and contributed to an escalation of violence.
Type(s) of Violence against Civilians:	killing; torture; sexual violence

Reasons for Membership

PGM Members Coerced?	no
PGM Members Paid?	yes
Reasons for Membership:	Mercenaries from neighboring Liberia were hired to join the militia by the Ouattara government.
PGM Members Killed?	no information

PGM Size

Size:

No information.

Weapons and Training

Weapons and Training: