LRA Chief Negotiator Calls for Dialogue

By Robert Egwea in London, February 8, 2009

 In reaction to the determination of UPDF to capture LRA leader Joseph Kony alive, David Nyekorach Matsanga (pictured) contacted us a short while ago and refuted the claim that Kony is in DRC.
“I have an official letter as the leader of the peace delegation from President Kabila on [...]

UPDF to Stay in DRC and Capture LRA Rebel Boss Alive – Capt Deo Akiiki

By Ronald Odongo in Gulu, February 8, 2009
 

UPDF Commandos boarding a military chopper to hunt down LRA rebels
The UPDF in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are upbeat to capture the elusive LRA rebel boss Joseph Kony and his top commanders alive. They have also maintained that they would continue with operation “Lightning Thunder” against LRA [...]

Pictures From the Frontline

As the allied forces from Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Southern Sudan comb Garamba Forest where the barbaric LRA rebels have been hiding, our correspondent Ronald Odongo has posted pictures from the frontline which disprove claims by some Acholi Legislators that government troops bombed empty camps and killed only monkeys. Some of the pictures  haven’t been [...]

Barlonyo Massacre Rebel Commander Surrenders

 By Ronald Odongo in Dungu, DRC, January 28, 2009
The feared LRA Deputy Chief Maj. Gen. Okot Odhiambo, who spearheaded massacre of innocent civilians in Barlonyo IDP camp in Lira in 2004 is reported to have abandoned Kony?s war with over 100 other fighters and handed himself over to allied troops in DRC.

UN Denounces ‘Appalling Atrocities’ by Ugandan Rebels in DR Congo

30 December 2008 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the “appalling atrocities” reportedly committed by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and southern Sudan, and demanded that they respect all rules of international humanitarian law.
The UN Mission in the DRC, known by its [...]

UN Council Backs Offensive Against Uganda’s LRA

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Monday backed a recent military offensive by Uganda, Congo and southern Sudan against the Lord’s Resistance Army.
Forces from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan launched a joint assault on LRA leader Joseph Kony’s base in eastern Congo on December 14 after he repeatedly [...]

LRA War – Peace Detractors Exposed

Some individuals in the Diaspora and in Uganda have been accused of discouraging Kony from signing the peace pact.

Assault on LRA – Hopes and Fears

By Rosebell Kagumire in Kampala, Patrick Okino in Lira, Caroline Ayugi in Gulu, and Peter Eichstaedt in The Hague
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)
A dramatic strike against the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA, in northern Democratic Republic of Congo is intended to force rebel leader Jospeh Kony back to the negotiating table, Ugandan [...]