Cambodian Freedom Fighters

Cambodian Freedom Fighters
LeadersChhun Yasith
Richard Kiri Kim
Thong Samien
Dates of operation21 October 1998 – 2001
HeadquartersPhnom Penh and Punset
Active regionsPhnom Penh Cambodia
IdeologyAnti-communism
Sihanoukism
Monarchism
Aristocracy
Royalism
Conservatism
Political positionCentre-right
StatusInactive
Size~20,000 volunteers (Cambodia)
~500 volunteers (In the United States) claimed
Part ofFUNCINPEC (suspected)
AlliesFUNCINPEC veterans
Opponents

Royal Cambodian Army
Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia

Cambodian National Police

The Cambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF; Khmer: ចលនាកងទ័ពសេរីជាតិកម្ពុជា, romanized: Châlônéa kângtoăp séri chéatĕ Kâmpŭchéa) is an anti-communist political and paramilitary organization that was established on 21 October 1998, by its founder, Chhun Yasith, at Poipet near the Cambodian-Thai border. Their headquarters are in Long Beach, California, United States. It was incorporated and registered at the Californian Secretary of State's office as a political organization in June 1999, and aims "to fight against communists to protect the interests of Cambodian people." The CFF claim to have 500 members in the United States and up to 20,000 supporters in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The group orchestrated a 2000 Cambodian coup d'état attempt.