Sierra Leone Civil War
1991 CE – 2002 CE
The RUF, backed by Charles Taylor's Liberia and funded by 'blood diamonds', waged a campaign of terror that included mass amputations of civilians' hands.
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1991–2002 war in West Africa
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Sierra Leone Civil War
1991 CE – 2002 CEThe RUF, backed by Charles Taylor's Liberia and funded by 'blood diamonds', waged a campaign of terror that included mass amputations of civilians' hands. British military intervention in 2000 and a UN peacekeeping force finally ended the war.
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