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Conflicts in Sierra Leone
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Seoyeon Kim
⟶ Updated 28 Apr 2018 ⟶
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Conflicts in Congo
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Former army Corporal Foday Sankoh leads Revolutionary United Front (RUF) attacks on Sierra Leone border towns from Liberia.
RUF starts to target civilians in Sierra Leone, their hallmark being amputations. 120,000 flee to Guinea.
RUF takes over Dierra Leone diamond areas.
Sierra Leone elections marred by RUF violence.
Soldiers release 600 prison inmates and seize power to form the Armed Forces Ruling Council.
ECOMOG (Economic Community Cease-fire Monitoring Group) launched offensive on Freetown friving out AFRC/RUF.
AFRC/RUF attack Freetown killing 6,000 civilians before ECOMOG push them back.
RUF kidnap 500 peacekeepers. UK sends in paratroopers. U.N. imposes golbal embargo on diamond exports from Sierra Leone.