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Daily Post Nigeria
February 28, 2018
Itioye took a swipe at Northern leaders, as he rued them for being too cold in their response to ravaging violence in their zone, adding that they have not ... “Except in Uganda years back, where one Joseph Kony of Lords' Resistance Army(LRA) was reportedly kidnapped some school girls, where else inÃâà...
NTV Uganda
February 22, 2018
... funds extended to victims of the Lords Resistance Army or LRA war in Northern Uganda.The officials led by Executive Director of the ICC Trust Funds for Victims Pieter De Baan have since 19th February conducted site visits in Lira and Gulu districts and also interacted with local leaders and LRA victims.
Uganda Radio Network
February 21, 2018
A second delegation of 10 religious and cultural leaders from Acholi sub region will once again visit the seat of the International Criminal Court ICC in the Hague this year. They are expected to interact with former Lords Resistance Army LRA warlord Dominic Ongwen, a native of Amuru district who standingÃâà...
The New Indian Express
January 2, 2018
The Youth Leaders for Restoration and Development group was formed last year by two former child soldiers with support from the Chicago-based Goldin institute and Tokyo-based Arigatou International. It has brought together 240 people, more than half of them former LRA captives, to compose songs andÃâà...
Task & Purpose
October 19, 2017
... describing how the Uganda government tailored an amnesty program to encourage fighters from the rank-and-file LRA cannon fodder to Kony-aligned leaders to turn their backs on the terror cult. “What we were able to do is identify key leaders within the LRA that were prone to defection who would thenÃâà...
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
June 8, 2017
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Caesar Achellam (C) is escorted by members of the Ugandan army on arrival at the army operation base in Nera in South Sudan May 13, 2012, after he was captured by Ugandan soldiers tracking down LRA fugitive leaders. James Akena/Reuters. Blog Post: BlogÃâà...
Daily Maverick
June 6, 2017
Could US and Ugandan troop withdrawals be just what the LRA needs if it is to regroup? By ISS TODAY. First published on ISS Today. The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has abducted over 700 people and displaced hundreds of civilians so far this year. In February alone it carried out 16 attacks in whichÃâà...
New York Times
May 14, 2017
A United States State Department official said, however, that American diplomats did discuss the allegations with military and civilian leaders in Uganda, who promised that “any soldiers responsible for such acts would be repatriated and prosecuted.” Over almost three decades, Mr. Kony and his fightersÃâà...
Newsweek
April 18, 2017
Four of the five key leaders of the group, all of whom were subject to International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants issued in 2005, have been killed or caught ; only Kony remains a fugitive. Yet the group has adapted to its guerrilla status and continues to carry out low-level attacks; 45 purported attacksÃâà...
