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Mount Elgon Insurgency

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The Mount Elgon insurgency was a conflict in the Mount Elgon area of western Kenya that began in 2005, when the Sabaot Land Defence Force militia rose up against the Kenyan government. Kenya Defence Forces eventually put down the insurgency by March 2008. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Conflict Type
Insurgency or Counterinsurgency 1
Start Year
2005 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mount Elgon Insurgency
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    Infobox date: 2005, March 2008
  • Lead text
    The Mount Elgon insurgency was a conflict that started in 2005 when the Sabaot Land Defence Force militia revolted in the Mount Elgon area, Western Kenya.
  • Lead section
    The Mount Elgon insurgency was a conflict that started in 2005 when the Sabaot Land Defence Force militia revolted in the Mount Elgon area, Western Kenya.
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