Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea explained

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

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.

Notes and References

1. 10.1111/1467-825X.00123 . 38 . Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, January 1st-31st 2001 Published February 22nd 2001 . Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series . 2001 . 14251–14286.
2. https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/02/25/Guinea.pdf
3. 10.1111/1467-825X.00123 . 38 . Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, January 1st-31st 2001 Published February 22nd 2001 . Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series . 2001 . 14251–14286.
4. 10.1111/1467-825X.00129 . 38 . Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, April 1st-30th 2001 Published May 31st 2001 . Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series . 2001 . 4 . 14359–14394.