children and armed conflict

By cainandb

  • Lra foarmed in the early 1990's

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    Konys begining trail of choas

    In 1994, convinced that the Acholi were now collaborating with the Museveni government, Kony began to terrorize civilians with his increased military strength, resulting in a series of mass atrocities such as the killing or abduction of several hundred villagers in Atiak in 1995 and the kidnapping of 139 schoolgirls in Aboke in 1996
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    Uganda fights back

    In March 2002, the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) launched a massive military offensive code-named Operation Iron Fist against the LRA bases in southern Sudan, with agreement from the National Islamic Front. In retaliation, the LRA attacked the refugee camps in northern Uganda and the Eastern Equatoria in southern Sudan, brutally killing hundreds of civilians

  • truce

    The Ugandan government and the LRA signed a truce on August 26, 2006

  • Southern Sudan: LRA Violence Leaves People Terrified, Vulnerable. first time the LRA was actly noticed as a mager group

  • President Obama Targets the LRA