The Lofa Defense Force (LDF) was a rebel group that participated in the Liberian Civil War.

It was a local group that crossed the northern border from Guinea

Guinea

Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

 to attack armed positions, mostly those of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy-Kromah faction

United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy-Kromah faction

The United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy–Kromah faction was a rebel group that was active during the First Liberian Civil War....

 (ULIMO-K), in early 1994.

The LDF was led by Francois Massaquoi and was estimated to have 750 combatants, mainly drawn from within Lofa County

Lofa County

Lofa is a county in the northernmost portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Voinjama serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...

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