Country: | Uganda |
Details of Formation: | This group is mentioned as being one of the four security forces under President Obote's control but is also mentioned as being a 'local militia'. |
Details of Termination: | The end of President Obote’s rule is coded as the end of this group. |
Purpose: | Together with the Ugandan National Liberation Army, the militia looted two Northern Ugandan villages. |
Organisation: | no information |
Weapons and Training: | no information |
Size: | The group is said to have consisted of 5,000 often youthful members. |
Reason for Membership: | no information |
Treatment of Civilians: | By looting villages, the militia killed about 25 civilians. |
Other Information: | In February 1981 the group is reported to have worked alongside the Uganda National Liberation Army during an operation. |
References: | Information was taken from news sources listed in the PGMD |