Formation | 1971 |
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Dissolved | April 19, 1985 |
Type | White nationalism Christian Identity Survivalism |
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Leader | James Dennis Ellison |
Second-in-command | Kerry Wayne Noble |
In Charge of Internal Security | Kent Yates[2] |
Affiliations | The Order, Aryan Nations, Elohim City |
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The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSA) was a far-right survivalist anti-government militia which advocated Christian Identity and was active in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. The CSA developed from a Baptist congregation, the Zarephath-Horeb Community Church, which was founded in 1971 in Pontiac, Missouri. Over time, Zarephath-Horeb evolved into an extremist militant group and it was rechristened the CSA. The group operated a large compound in northern Arkansas which was known as "the Farm".
In April 1985, federal and state law enforcement officials who had been investigating the CSA for weapons violations and terrorist acts carried out a three-day siege of their compound. Following a peaceful resolution, officers arrested and later convicted the CSA's top leaders, eventually causing the organization to dissolve.[3]
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