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In the balance : external troop support and rebel fragmentation in the Second Congo War

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16/12/2019
Author
Tamm, Henning
Keywords
External support
Rebel groups
Fragmentation
Cohesion
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DT Africa
JZ International relations
3rd-DAS
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Abstract
The two main rebel groups in the Second Congo War (1998–2003) evolved in remarkably different ways. While the MLC maintained organisational cohesion throughout the war, the RCD split into two rival groups within less than a year. The larger of these rivals then remained cohesive, whereas the smaller group experienced further fragmentation. This article draws on interviews with key protagonists to show that these cross-group differences resulted from different patterns of state sponsorship. Fragmentation occurred when the intra-group distribution of power between a rebel leader and an internal rival hung in the balance because external troops supported both sides.
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Tamm , H 2019 , ' In the balance : external troop support and rebel fragmentation in the Second Congo War ' , Journal of Strategic Studies , vol. Latest Articles . https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2019.1701442
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Journal of Strategic Studies
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Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2019.1701442
ISSN
0140-2390
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2019.1701442
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/23368

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