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Civilian Irregular Defense Group program

The Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG, pronounced , ; Vietnamese: Lực lượng Dân sự chiến đấu) was a military program developed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the Vietnam War, which was intended to develop South Vietnamese irregular military units (militia) from indigenous ethnic-minority populations.

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