Editing History of Liberia (section)

===1999–2003===
Some ULIMO forces reformed themselves as the [[Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy]] (LURD), backed by the government of neighbouring [[Guinea]]. In 1999, they emerged in northern Liberia, and in April 2000 they started fighting in [[Lofa County]] in northernmost Liberia. By the spring of 2001, they were posing a major threat to the Taylor government. Liberia was now engaged in a complex three-way conflict with Sierra Leone and the Republic of Guinea.

Meanwhile, the [[United Nations Security Council]] in March 2001 ([[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1343|Resolution 1343]])<ref name="UNSC resolutions 2001">{{cite web|title=UNSC Resolution 1343|website=UN Security Council|url=https://www.un.org/Docs/scres/2001/sc2001.htm|access-date=2008-07-23|archive-date=July 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708081250/http://www.un.org/Docs/scres/2001/sc2001.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>  concluded that Liberia and Taylor played roles in the civil war in Sierra Leone, and therefore:
* banned all arms sales to, and diamonds sales from Liberia; and
* banned high Liberian Government members from travel to UN-states.

By the beginning of 2002, Sierra Leone and Guinea were supporting the LURD, while Taylor was supporting opposition factions in both countries. By supporting Sierra Leonean rebels, Taylor also drew the hostility of the [[Government of the United Kingdom|British]] and [[Federal government of the United States|American governments]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

In 2003, other elements of the former ULIMO-factions formed another new small rebel group in the Republic of Ivory Coast,  the [[Movement for Democracy in Liberia]] (MODEL), headed by Yayah Nimley, and they emerged in the south of Liberia.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}