Executive Outcomes
In March 1995 Executive Outcomes, a private paramilitary force contained an insurrection of guerrillas known as the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone, regained control of the diamond fields and forced a negotiated peace.
They are credited with rescuing the legitimate governments in both Angola and Sierra Leone from destabilising forces.
There are lessons to be learned, that a very small force of well trained and dedicated men can triumph over an enemy a thousand times bigger, and the worthless legacy of the United Nations continues to grow.
