LRA Attacks Hamper Aid Delivery in Central African Republic
Attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army along main roads in southeastern CAR aren't just devastating to the victims of the direct attacks. The general insecurity is affecting whole communities that are now at-risk of being completely cut off from aid delivery ...
A Quick Guide to the Lord’s Resistance Army Bill
As The Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (S.1067/H.R. 2478) moves closer to final passage by both the House and Senate and on to President Obama’s desk, here is a short guide to this important and historic piece of legislation ...
Does LRA Presence in Garamba Constitute A Real Threat to Uganda?
The Ugandan Daily Monitor published today parts of an internal MONUC report which claims that the LRA is returning to Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In fact, some LRA rebels never left ...
Central African Communities Live In Fear Of LRA
The Lord’s Resistance Army, far from being decimated as some officials claim, continues to be a terrorizing force in the Central African Republic ...
On LRA Uniforms
The use of other forces' uniforms is common practice for the Lord's Resistance Army, a group that is less well-supplied than a normal army, and for the strategic purpose of confusing local populations the LRA targets ...
LRA Attacks in CAR: As Bold as They are Frequent
Reports on attacks in the Central African Republic are scarce and often conflicting, creating an impression that the LRA is not very active there. However, during a recent research mission in southern CAR, I found that LRA violence has been persistent and continues to spread westward despite a strong Ugandan army presence there ...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: LRA Attacks and Congolese Army Abuses in Northeastern Congo
The Lord’s Resistance Army continues to pose a severe threat to civilians in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since the LRA began attacking civilians on Congolese soil in September of 2008 through the end of 2009, it has killed approximately 1,800 civilians ...
Defeating the LRA: 5 Tips for US Leaders
As part of my work covering the LRA, I have been traveling to most of the LRA affected areas, where I have conducted numerous interviews with victims of LRA violence and policymakers alike. Based on my findings on the ground, there are at least five important actions that the policy team in charge of designing a multilateral strategy to address the LRA issues should focus on ...
Spike In LRA Violence Raises Fears Of What’s To Come For Congo Civilians
Enough has learned that as many as 400 people may have died in eastern Congo in fresh attacks by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army ...
Field Dispatch: The Protection Gap in Haut Uele
A resurgent LRA is terrorizing the population in the Haut Uele region of Congo. Soldiers deployed to the region have been unable to provide adequate protection. This is the second of two dispatches based on my visit to Haut Uele ...
