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 A fire burning in an IDP camp in Uganda | |||||||
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 Uganda People's Defence Force Sudan People's Liberation Army Military of DR Congo MONUC[1] | Lord's Resistance Army | ||||||
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| Yoweri Museveni |
Joseph Kony Vincent Otti Raska Lukwiya Okot Odiambo Dominic Ongwen | ||||||
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[edit]The Lord's Resistance Army insurgency is a guerrilla campaign waged since 1987 by the cult-like Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group, operating mainly in northern Uganda, but also in South Sudan and eastern DR Congo. The movement, led by Joseph Kony, who proclaims himself the "spokesperson" of God and a spirit medium, aims are to overthrow Yoweri Museveni's Ugandan government and to establish a theocratic state based on the Ten Commandments and Acholi tradition, according to its leaders.[2][3]
The conflict, one of Africa's longest running, resulted in a very severe humanitarian crisis. The LRA is accused of widespread human rights violations, including mutilation, torture, rape, the abduction of civilians, the use of child soldiers and a number of massacres.
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[edit]The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),[4] formed in 1987, is a rebel self-proclaimed Christian guerrilla army operating mainly in northern Uganda and parts of Sudan. The group is engaged in an armed rebellion against the Ugandan government in what is now one of Africa's longest-running conflicts. It is led by Joseph Kony, who proclaims himself the "spokesperson" of God and a spirit medium, primarily of the Christian Holy Spirit which the Acholi believe can represent itself in many manifestations.[2] The group claims to be establishing a theocratic state based on the Ten Commandments and Acholi tradition.[2][5] The LRA is accused of widespread human rights violations, including mutilation, torture, rape, the abduction of civilians, the use of child soldiers and a number of massacres.[citation needed]
Sudanese-Ugandan proxy war
[edit]The LRA was used for years by Khartoum to destabilise Uganda, which in turn was backing what were then rebels in south Sudan. Some regional analysts believe Khartoum could choose to revive support for Kony that it says it cut off a decade ago.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/ABES-6LKL3W?OpenDocument
- ^ a b c Ruddy Doom and Koen Vlassenroot (1999). "Kony's message: A new Koine? The Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda". 98 (390). Oxford Journals / Royal African Society: 5-36.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Unknown parameter|name=ignored (help) - ^ "Interview with Vincent Otti, LRA second in command" and " A leadership based on claims of divine revelations" in IRIN In Depth, June 2007
- ^ The LRA has been known by a number of different names, including the Lord's Army (1987 to 1988) and the Uganda Peoples' Democratic Christian Army (UPDCA) (1988 to 1992) before settling on the current name in 1992. They are also sometimes referred to as Lord's Resistance Movement/Army (LRM/A or LRA/M). Some academics have included the LRA under the rubric Lakwena Part Two. For simplicity's sake, this article refers to all of these various manifestations as the "Lord's Resistance Army".
- ^ "Interview with Vincent Otti, LRA second in command" and " A leadership based on claims of divine revelations" in IRIN In Depth, June 2007
- ^ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/June/theworld_June400.xml§ion=theworld