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UGANDA: LRA attacks aimed at dismantling camps
The rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has intensified its attacks in northern Uganda in recent weeks with the main objective of forcing internally displaced persons (IDPs) out of camps protected by the Ugandan army, the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has said. It its June situation report on northern Ugandan relief operations, the URCS said the LRA's military strategy now seemed to be focused on dismantling the camps, established by the Ugandan government, which house an estimated 800,000 civilians. The LRA has not only intensified its attacks on the three Acholi districts of Kitgum, Gulu and Pader, but has also extended its activities into surrounding Apac, Lira, Adjumani, Katakwi and Soroti, where hundreds of people have been abducted. "Abductions and food raids, within and without camps, have not only become rampant but over the last two weeks have spread to new areas," the URCS report said. "According to some rumours circulating, the LRA has intention to dismantle IDP camps by force." Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-07-07 |
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