The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) was a rebel army that fought a failed eleven-year war in Sierra Leone from1991-2002. The three most senior surviving leaders, Issa Sesay, Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao, were convicted in February 2009 of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The group did not advocate Marxism or any similar leftist ideology, nor did it advocate extreme nationalism or Fascism. It also did not claim to be a force fighting for a certain ethnic group or region. With the diamond mines under the control of the rebel group, the RUF became singularly focused on protecting its resource base. (RUF was featured significantly in the 2006 movie Blood Diamond). The RUF instead instituted a policy of cutting off the hands of captured soldiers; brandishing machetes, RUF rebels amputated the hands, arms, and legs of tens of thousands of Sierra Leoneans.
Revolutionary United Front - Sierra Leone
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