United Self-Defense Movement

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United Self-Defense Movement
LeadersGeneral Akata Nyanga (Northern Lyoa)
General Charles Lafontaine (Eastern Lyoa)
Dates of operation2014-present
MotivesProtection of communities from armed groups
HeadquartersNorthern Lyoa, Eastern Lyoa
Active regionsLyoa Flag.png Lyoa
AlliesLyoa Flag.png Lyoa
OpponentsLyoa Flag.png Lyoa (sometimes)
FLA flag.png Free Lyoan Army
ARL Flag.png Army for the Rescue of Lyoa
NCLOF Logo.PNG National Coalition of Lyoan Opposition Forces
Lyoa Flag.png Tulossa loyalists
Lyoan Liberation Forces
Lyoan Revolutionary Movement
Allied Republican Forces
HRM Flag.png Holy Resistance Movement
Islamic Front
Alliance for Liberation and Restoration
Battles and warsNorthern Lyoa Conflict
Eastern Lyoa Conflict

The United Self-Defense Movement (abbreviated SDM) is an alliance of numerous self-defense militias across conflict zones in Lyoa. It is a broad coalition of local movements that has a stated goal of protecting their villages and settlements from armed attack. It frequently collaborates with the Lyoa National Defense Force but has clashed with it on several occasions.

As of late 2019, there appears to have been a split in the SDM, with some factions moving closer to anti-government viewpoints or being disillusioned with the SDM's leadership and cause. Fighting has occurred between SDM factions since the alleged split, and confidence in the movement has dropped.