Topic: Lord'S Resistance Army

S Sudan army plans air force

South Sudan's army said on Tuesday it planned to buy its first transport helicopters in the near future and hoped to build up a full air force if...

420 Guns Found in Teso Region

A total of 420 guns, including an unspecified number of bullets, have been recovered after a three-month operation in Teso.. . The arms are...

New refugee camp for victims of Ugandan rebels

The United Nations has set up a new refugee camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo for more than 1,500 refugees fleeing rebels of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), the UN said Tuesday.The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the camp ...

C. Africa pledges to arrest Uganda rebel chief

The Central African Republic pledged Wednesday it would arrest Ugandan rebel chief and war crimes suspect Joseph Kony with help from Uganda, the United States and France.The efforts of the four governments "will make it possible to lay hands on Joseph Kon

African rebels step up attacks

One of Africa's most vicious rebel groups has killed at least 255 people over the past 18 months in a largely unreported campaign of abductions and ...
Ugandan LRA rebels have kidnapped at least 700 people in attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic since February last year, a human rights group said Thursday.The Lord's Resistance Army "has abducted more than 697 adults an

Ugandan LRA rebels abduct and kill hundreds: group

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels have abducted 697 people in central Africa in the past 18 months, killing many of them, according to a human rights group investigation."The LRA has killed at least 255 adults and children, often

Ugandan rebels 'kidnapped at least 700'

Ugandan LRA rebels have kidnapped at least 700 people in attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic since February last year, a rights group said Thursday.The Lord's Resistance Army "kidnapped at least 697 adults and children
Rights group says Lord's Resistance Army killed 255 over 18 months in central AfricaA rights group says a Ugandan rebel group known for committing atrocities has killed at least 255 adults and children in the past 18 months in Congo and Central ...
It had rained a few days before I arrived in Gulu, a rough-and-tumble city of nearly 150,000 in war-torn northern Uganda. So the fiery red clay...