Jump to navigation

Vol 46 No 3

Published 4th February 2005


Uganda

Pass the ammunition

President Yoweri Museveni's government in Kampala remains locked in a bloody counterinsurgency campaign against the Lord's Resistance Army, a fierce and brutal pseudo-Christian cult backed, opportunistically, by Sudan's National Islamic Front regime. arid northern Uganda, the LRA inspires fear by killing civilians as brutally as possible and abducts children to carry its weapons and serve as slaves. Detested by the Acholi people it preys on (and claims to represent), the LRA has to win cooperation by force. The Ugandan army's main tactic is to shoot back (when they can find a target) with maximum firepower.

End of preview - This article contains approximately 441 words.

End of preview

Subscribers: Log in now to read the complete article.

Account Holders: Log in now and use your Account Credit to buy this article. No Credit? Top up your Account now.


If you are logged in, but still cannot access the full text of this article, email customer services or telephone us on +44(0)1638 743633.