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Entries Tagged as 'New War'

LRA splits up in smaller units

March 12th, 2009 · No Comments

LRA-rebels are splitting up in several smaller groups. According to UN-Peacekeeping Forces (Monuc) the  troups from Uganda, Congo and South Sudan have to divide their power as a result of the LRA strategy. It is not clear where Kony and the other LRA leaders are.
The armies of Uganda, South Sudan and the DRC last November [...]

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UPC party accuses government of using PRDP money in Congo

February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

By James Omara in Lira
The Uganda Peoples Congress party has accused the government for using money meant for Peace Recovery and Development Program in fighting Lords resistance army in DR Congo instead of developing Northern Uganda.

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Tags: Kony · New War · PRDP

UPDF will stay long in Congo

February 19th, 2009 · No Comments

By James Omara The joint offensive against the LRA by UPDF Special Forces, SPLA and DR Congo troops is now in its second month after the first attack on December 14. The question many are asking, however, is how long will Uganda stay in DRC to finish the operation?UPDF Special Forces prepare to leave Entebbe Airbase [...]

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Tags: Background · Kony · New War

Kony sends wives to Museveni

February 15th, 2009 · No Comments

The latest report from the jungle of Garamba in the Democratic Republic of Congo is that two highly trusted Kony’s wives  have a special message for President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the commander in chief of the UPDF. Read more at Langoweb

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Tags: Kony · New War · News from Northern Uganda · Peace Talks

Why the UDPF failed to kill Kony

February 10th, 2009 · No Comments

By James Omara In LiraDetails are emerging explaining why the UPDF and its regional allies have failed to capture or kill Lords Resistance Army (LRA) rebel Chief Joseph Kony. Some senior government- and military officials are intimating that there were loopholes in the war plan.

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Tags: Kony · New War · News from Northern Uganda

Citizens doubt military operation against Kony

January 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments

by James OmaraThe latest war in Garamba between the LRA in and the joint armies of Uganda, Sudan and Congo is intended to force rebel leader Joseph Kony back to the negotiating table. But the Northern Ugandan communities that have been affected have different views on the military operation.

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Tags: Background · Kony · New War · News from Northern Uganda · Peace Talks

Akena Obote fears for abducted children

January 10th, 2009 · No Comments

by James Omara
According to the United Nation’s Radio Okapi  bombers were seen and heard on the 4th of januari, followed by detonations in the vicinity of LRA camps. This is not far from the villages of Duru and Bitima, which also have been attacked by the rebels in recent months. What will happen to the [...]

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Tags: New War · Peace Talks