Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
| Army for the Liberation of Rwanda | |
|---|---|
| Ingabo zo Kubohoza u Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) Armée pour la Libération du Rwanda (French) | |
| Leaders | Paul Rwarakabije |
| Dates of operation | 1997 – 30 September 2000 |
| Active regions | DRC–Rwandan border |
| Ideology | Hutu Power |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Size | 12,000–22,000 in the DRC |
| Hutu militants |
|---|
| Rwandan genocide (1994) |
| Refugee crisis |
| RDR (1995–1996) |
| 1st and 2nd Congo War |
The Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (French: Armée pour la Libération du Rwanda, ALiR; Kinyarwanda: Ingabo zo Kubohoza u Rwanda, IzKR) was a rebel group largely composed of former members of the Interahamwe and Rwandan Armed Forces. Operating mostly in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo along the border with Rwanda, it carried out attacks throughout the Second Congo War against forces aligned with Rwanda and Uganda. In 2000, the ALiR agreed to merge with the Hutu resistance movement based in Kinshasa into the new Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). ALiR was largely supplanted by the FDLR by 2001.