| Lords Resistance Army rebels clashed with Sudanese militia near Juba, Southern Sudan, the BBC reported last evening. Quoting Juba North Member of Parliament Peter Sule, the BBC said the clashes between the LRA and two tribal Sudanese militia took place 30 miles away from Juba city. "On 6th (February), the LRA came and took away 3,000 head of cattle from Juba...the residents pursued them 30 miles out of Juba, there they encountered a large force of LRA... the residents were not able to tell how many they were," Sule said. He said the Bali and Mule militia lost seven men and 19 others were unaccounted for. Sule, who did not give the number of LRA casualties, blamed the Sudanese government officials for not taking action against the Uganda rebels after the raid. In another development, one Sudanese refugee was killed and four others sustained bullet injuries when a group of LRA ambushed their truck on the Padibe-Lokung road in Kitgum. One of rebels was also reported killed during cross-fire with the UPDF soldiers on the truck. |