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| East/Subsaharan Africa |
| Thirty LRA Rebels Killed In Fighting |
| 2002-07-15 |
| Thirty Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels were killed during a fierce battle with the Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF) at Agoro Trading Centre in Kitgum district. The battle took place at dawn when about 400 rebels attacked a UPDF military base at Agoro, Uganda. Capt. Abdu Rugumayo said the rebels attacked the trading centre from the Agoro hills in a bid to penetrate deeper into the country from Kitgum. He said the rebels thereafter retreated back to Sudan border through the same Agoro hills. Rugumayo said only three UDPF soldiers were confirmed to have sustained minor injuries during the battle. The thought of LRA guys decomposing is a comforting one... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |