Army for the Rescue of Lyoa

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Army for the Rescue of Lyoa
ARL Flag.png
Flag of the ARL as observed by the LNDF.
Participant in Northern Lyoa Conflict
Active2004-present
LeadersGeneral Charles Myanga (2011-Present)
General Yonni Katoka (2004-2011)
HeadquartersNorthern Lyoa
Area of OperationsLyoa Flag.png Lyoa
Size~1,000 (2007)
~100 (2018)
AlliesFLA flag.png Free Lyoan Army
SenvarianLiberationFront.png Senvarian Liberation Front
Mara Salvatrucha
OpponentsLyoa Flag.png Lyoa
Lyoan Liberation Forces (sometimes)
United Self-Defense Movement
Battles and war(s)Northern Lyoa Conflict

The Army for the Rescue of Lyoa (abbreviated ARL) is a rebel group active in the north of Lyoa. It was founded in 2004 following the failed demobilization of former rebels of the Nationalist Front of the Lyoan Civil War. Its stated goals are the "defense of the Lyoan people from abuses by the Tigera regime".

Starting in 2013, it began collaborating with another rebel faction, the Free Lyoan Army, against government forces. The ARL seems to have joined alongside the FLA's nationalistic and revolutionary rhetoric, and the two groups have operated side-by-side ever since.