Volontaires pour la Défense de la Patrie
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
militant
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| gptkbp:accusedOf |
human rights abuses
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| gptkbp:activeYearsStart |
2019
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:VDP
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| gptkbp:casualties |
hundreds killed since 2019
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| gptkbp:commandStructure |
under Ministry of Defense of Burkina Faso
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Burkina_Faso
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| gptkbp:formed |
jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Volontaires pour la Défense de la Patrie
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| gptkbp:legalBasis |
law passed by Burkina Faso parliament in January 2020
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
involved in Yirgou massacre
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| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:Burkina_Faso
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| gptkbp:purpose |
counterinsurgency
support national armed forces |
| gptkbp:recruitedFrom |
civilian population
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| gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:Burkina_Faso_government
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Defenders_of_the_Homeland
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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