Battle of Freetown 1999

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Dwenem_Ridge
gptkbp:aftermath Increased international intervention
gptkbp:casualties Thousands of civilians
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Revolutionary_United_Front_(RUF)
Sierra Leonean government forces
gptkbp:date January 1999
gptkbp:duration Several weeks
gptkbp:followed_by Peace negotiations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Freetown 1999
gptkbp:influenced_by Regional instability
International pressure
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:ECOMOG_forces
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Ahmed_Tejan_Kabbah
gptkb:UN_peacekeepers
gptkb:Foday_Sankoh
ECOMOG Commander
General Johnny Paul Koroma
gptkbp:location Freetown, Sierra Leone
gptkbp:notable_event Displacement of civilians
Mass killings
Widespread looting
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by Battle of Lungi
gptkbp:result Government victory
gptkbp:significance Humanitarian crisis
gptkbp:tactics Urban warfare