Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea

Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea
Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea
Leaders	Mohamed Lamine Fofana (alleged)
Dates of operation	1996-2001
Active regions	Guinea and Liberia
Size	1,800–5,000
Allies	Liberia; RUF; Burkina Faso; Libya (alleged)
Opponents	Guinea; LURD
Battles and wars	RFDG Insurgency and Second Liberian Civil War

The Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea (French: Rassemblement des forces démocratiques de Guinée)^[1] was a minor^[2] Guinean rebel group. This group was represented in the media by a man identifying as Mohamed Lamine Fofana, but whose identity was questionable.^[3]

The RFDG launched a series of attacks against Guinean government forces from its base located in Liberia on September 11, 2000. The Guinean state forces launched a counteroffensive against the RFDG and Liberian forces on September 22. Heavy fighting lasted through March 2001. An ECOWAS meeting in April 2001^[4] was able to prevent this conflict from escalating into a full-scale war between Guinea and Liberia, and was able to end the civil war between RFDG and the Guinean state.

References

^ "Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, January 1st-31st 2001 Published February 22nd 2001". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. 38: 14251–14286. 2001. doi:10.1111/1467-825X.00123.
^ https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/02/25/Guinea.pdf Archived 2017-05-04 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, January 1st-31st 2001 Published February 22nd 2001". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. 38: 14251–14286. 2001. doi:10.1111/1467-825X.00123.
^ "Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, April 1st-30th 2001 Published May 31st 2001". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. 38 (4): 14359–14394. 2001. doi:10.1111/1467-825X.00129.

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[1] "Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, January 1st-31st 2001 Published February 22nd 2001". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. 38: 14251–14286. 2001. doi:10.1111/1467-825X.00123.

[2] ttps://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/02/25/Guinea.pdf Archived 2017-05-04 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[3] "Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, January 1st-31st 2001 Published February 22nd 2001". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. 38: 14251–14286. 2001. doi:10.1111/1467-825X.00123.

[4] "Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, April 1st-30th 2001 Published May 31st 2001". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. 38 (4): 14359–14394. 2001. doi:10.1111/1467-825X.00129.

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