Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea

The Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea (French: Rassemblement des forces démocratiques de Guinée)^[1] was a minor^[2] Guinean rebel group. This group was represented in the media by a man identifying as Mohamed Lamine Fofana, but whose identity was questionable.^[1]

Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea
Leaders	Mohamed Lamine Fofana (alleged)
Dates of operation	1996–2001
Active regions	Guinea and Liberia
Size	1,800–5,000
Allies	Liberia RUF Burkina Faso Libya (alleged)
Opponents	Guinea LURD
Battles and wars	RFDG Insurgency and Second Liberian Civil War

The RFDG launched a series of attacks against Guinean government forces from its base located in Liberia on September 11, 2000. The Guinean state forces launched a counteroffensive against the RFDG and Liberian forces on September 22. Heavy fighting lasted through March 2001. An ECOWAS meeting in April 2001^[3] was able to prevent this conflict from escalating into a full-scale war between Guinea and Liberia, and was able to end the civil war between RFDG and the Guinean state.