Surinamese Interior War

Surinamese Interior War
Areas convulsed by the Jungle Commando conflict   Areas convulsed by arrival of refugees from the Jungle Commando conflict   Areas of the Tucayana Amazonas conflict are not included
Date 22 July 1986 – 8 August 1992 (6 years, 2 weeks and 3 days) Location Eastern Suriname Result Jungle Commando surrenders after restoration of democracy.
Belligerents
National Army	Jungle Commando Tucayana Amazonas
Commanders and leaders
Lachmipersad Frederik Ramdat Misier Ramsewak Shankar Johan Kraag Ronald Venetiaan Dési Bouterse	Ronnie Brunswijk Thomas Sabajo
Casualties and losses
	60 jungle commandos
At least 300 civilians were killed[1]

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The Surinamese Interior War (Dutch: Binnenlandse Oorlog) was a civil war waged in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname between 1986 and 1992. It was fought by the Tucayana Amazonas led by Thomas Sabajo^[2] and the Jungle Commando led by Ronnie Brunswijk, whose members originated from the Maroon ethnic group, against the National Army led by then-army chief and de facto head of state Dési Bouterse.