“It is very difficult to gauge how effectively fundraising had translated into armed resistance, but the fact the military had imposed strict limits on ATM withdrawals indicated obvious concern. It is probably fair to say that it has had some positive impact on the NUG's [National Unity Government] ability to fund training, organisation and some arms purchases. In order to make fundraising sustainable in the longer term, the NUG would arguably need to demonstrate a greater capacity for coordinating resistance activities and exercising a degree of command-and-control over a plethora of 'People's Defence Forces'.”
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