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• n  a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia

• The killings began on a Sunday, Ma'ruf remembers.
• In Sierra Leone, the Revolutionary United Front (ruf) conducted civil war by amputation, systematically hacking the limbs off those it didn't kill.

• Revolutionary United Front
• RUF

News & Articles

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• Zambrano scuffles through five innings; IronPigs win on Ruf homer
  He throws 101 pitches in five innings; Ruf homers in 4-2 win over Scranton. For the first time since beginning his quest to join the Phillies rotation, Carlos Zambrano found himself in a bit of a jam Thursday night at soggy Coca-Cola Park.        
  June 14, 2013 - The Morning Call
• IronPigs rally past RailRiders
  In sloppy, wet conditions at Coca-Cola Park, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders just couldn't hold onto the lead. The Lehigh Valley IronPigs used solo homers from Cody Overbeck and Darin Ruf in back-to-back innings to overcome a tie and win, 4-2, ove
  June 14, 2013 - The Citizens' Voice
• Timing starting to feel right for Ruf
  He gets three hits in nightcap as IronPigs split twinbill with Charlotte. The best news to come out of the second game of Tuesday night's IronPigs doubleheader with Charlotte is continued signs that Darin Ruf's bat is starting to come around.        
  June 12, 2013 - The Morning Call

Quotes

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• Issa Sesay in Liberian Daily Observer
  Ibrahim Bah was Mr. Sankoh's very close friend:he was a runner for Mr. Sankoh :Ibrahim Bah was like an agent for the RUF,Mr. Sesay said.
• Gordon England in The Virginian-Pilot
  Commanders have UCMJ (Uniformed Code of Military Justice) authority to disarm, apprehend, and detain DoD contractors suspected of having committed a felony offense in violation of the RUF (Rules on the Use of Force),Gordon wrote.
• David Boren in Norman Transcript
  Boren said, "The University is committed to ensuring the continuation of the RUF/NEK traditions that originated in 1915."