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POPSCatholic charity CARITAS supplied LRA rebels Why in the world would CARITAS agree to supply the thugs of the Lord's Resistance Army with food and supplies? How much are they getting paid by the "international sponsors" for fulfilling this contract? Is it worthwhile to give murderous thugs an incentive?
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POPSOperation Lightning Thunder still chasing LRA However, two months since the operation was launched on the rebel camps in Garamba, allied forces are yet to locate Kony, who, along with his two deputies, is wanted at The Hague for war crimes. Estimated to number about 1,000 fighters, officials say the LRA has split into smaller groups which are now hiding at the Central African Republic border.
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POPSKony and 250 LRA rebels trapped in DR of Congo swamp Kony is the target of a joint operation by Congolese, Ugandan and South Sudanese forces that was launched last December. Meanwhile, the US military has defended its involvement in Operation Lightning Thunder. The joint offensive has been criticised for being poorly executed and leading to hundreds of civilian deaths.
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POPSUgandan President Museveni says LRA deputy to benefit from amnesty President Yoweri Museveni said LRA leader Joseph Kony would also have been forgiven had he signed the peace agreement in Juba, South Sudan, last April. The President made the comments while addressing a press conference at State House, Nakasero, yesterday. Museveni said although he did not believe in forgiving wrong-doers, Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu Diocese and Bishop Baker Ochola of Kitgum diocese had convinced him about the need for forgiveness in Acholi, which bore the brunt of the two-decade-long war.
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POPSUS helped Ugandan assault on LRA rebels US apparently aided the recent Operation Lightning Thunder as troops from Uganda, the DR of Congo and Sudanese rebels SPLA attacked Ugandan rebels Lords Resistance Army in the DR of Congo.
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POPSMore on LRA attacks in DR of Congo Uganda's army, with the backing of Congolese and South Sudanese troops, launched assaults on LRA bases in northern Congo on Dec. 14, aiming to crush the rebels and capture their leader, self-proclaimed prophet Joseph Kony. But in more than a month of operations, coalition forces have failed to track down the rebel leader, and his fighters, estimated to number between 800 and 1,000, have embarked on a bloody campaign of terror against local villagers.
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POPSOperation Lightning Thunder continues as Kony evades capture The UPDF, Congolese army and SPLA of South Sudan launched a joint operation against the LRA rebels on December 14 after Kony refused to sign the final peace agreement agreed on in Juba, South Sudan for the fourth time. The offensive is code-named Operation Lightning Thunder.
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POPSSudan accuses LRA of more killings Forces led by Uganda and including Congolese and south Sudanese troops began bombing LRA bases in Congo's Garamba National Park on Dec. 14 after Kony again failed to sign a final peace agreement with the Ugandan government.
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POPSRwandan army leader meets DC Congo president DC Congo is plagued with serious upheavals as rebels, government troops,rebels from neighboring nations as well as Ugandan and Sudanese government forces battle it out across the country. The poor and innocent get crushed underneath it all.
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POPSOperation Lightning Thunder rages on in DR Congo Nankabirwa said the troops were closing in on the rebels and were recovering more items around the LRA base in Camp Swahili. “The number which is under Joseph Kony (LRA leader) is really very small. You need to be patient to detect their movement. If they were big, it would be easier to detect them.”
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POPSLRA rebels accused of more atrocities in DR Congo The LRA is facing a joint military offensive code-named Operation Lightning Thunder being undertaken by the UPDF, SPLA of South Sudan and the Congolese army (FARDC). The offensive was launched on December 14 after Kony failed to sign the final peace agreement that was negotiated with the Government between July 2006 and April 2008 in Juba, South Sudan.
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POPSLRA rebels accused of atrocities in DR Congo and Sudan “Their attacks are further justification of this joint action against the LRA: they were never for peace,” Magezi commented. “He is just a monster, a beast and terrorist who has no value for human life.” Magezi lamented that the rebels continued to use the same horrendous tactics employed during the failed peace talks, mediated by the South Sudan government.
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POPSGuinea coup appears to end as ministers submit
Page last updated at 16:34 GMT, Thursday, 25 December 2008 E-mail this to a friend Printable version Guinea ministers submit to rebels Capt Moussa Dadis Camara shakes hands with Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare, 25 December 2008 in Conakry, Guinea Moussa Dadis Camara (l) shook hands with PM Ahmed Tidiane Souare Guinea's prime minister and about 30 other ministers have submitted to the leaders of a military coup. The government officials met Capt Moussa Dadis Camara, who has declared himself Guinea's new president, at a military base in the capital, Conakry. Correspondents say the rebels have tightened their grip since Tuesday's coup, which followed the death of President Lansana Conte. The African Union has led international condemnation of the coup. On Thursday, Capt Camara told the government ministers they would be "safe", urging them to assist the new regime which he said would only remain in power until elections could be held. "You can go back to bus
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POPSOperation Lightning Thunder Strikes in DR Congo On fears that the attack would kill innocent children and women in LRA camps, Magezi said the armies took the issue into consideration. “According to our intelligence, LRA fighters have been living separately from their families. These (fighters’ camps) are the ones we have attacked. We will ensure that women, children and captives are spared as we did in northern Uganda and South Sudan.”
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POPSIslamic Rebels in Somalia destroy Muslim shrines Those people whose tombs were destroyed contributed to the understanding and proliferation of Islam in the coastal area of East Africa and deserved respect,” said resident in Kismayu who witnessed the destruction of the shrines.
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POPSUganda Grants Amnesty to over 22,000 Former Rebels The former rebels, also referred to as reporters, were concentrated in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum, Pader, Nebbi, Yumbe, Moyo, Arua, Kabarole and Katakwi. Justice Peter Onega, the chairperson of the commission, said districts with high numbers of former rebels ought to receive specialised assistance that targets the vulnerable groups and the communities.
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POPSDR of Congo town adjusts to life under rebels A crowd of scared and hungry-looking people were being marshalled into lines. Journalists approached one young woman who was queuing up for her ration. "How is it here?" she was asked. "Well at least I will have some food now," she said. "But my problem is the rebels killed my brother." That was all she was willing to divulge, before leaving in something of a hurry.
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POPSSomali govt troops seize town held by Islamist rebels Somalia is the most pressing humanitarian emergency in the world — even worse than Darfur — the country representative for the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, said in 2008. Aid workers say Somalia has more than 1 million internally displaced people and their numbers are swelled by an exodus of thousands of civilians each month from the capital, Mogadishu, under attack from Islamists fighting to take control of it. Relief agencies say that the 15km between the capital and the town of Afgoye is probably the largest concentration of displaced people on the planet. In March 2008 an estimated 250,000 people were camped along the side of the road.
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POPSSudanese govt forces,rebels clash in north Darfur Abdullah and Jamous said government forces overtook a rebel base in the Helf area in north Darfur on Thursday night. “There will be retaliation,” Abdullah told Reuters. International experts estimate that 200,000 have died and 2.5 million fled their homes since mostly African rebels took up arms against the Arab-dominated government in 2003, charging it with neglect. The government says 10,000 have lost their lives and accuses the international media of exaggerating the crisis.
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POPSCongo rebels seize gorilla park headquarters Virunga National Park authorities said the rebels had seized its headquarters 5 km (3 miles) away at the same time. "When the rebels started approaching the park station we thought we were all going to be killed," Park Ranger Bareke Sekibibi was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the park. Virunga, near the border with Uganda and Rwanda, is home to around 200 of the world's 700 remaining mountain gorillas. "The conflict on the ground is chaotic and dangerous and we cannot allow our rangers to become targets," Virunga Director Emmanuel de Merode said in the statement.
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POPSSudan pol Kiir on Darfur peace conference The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the North and South does not cover a separate conflict in the western region of Darfur, where tens of thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands driven from their homes since rebels took up arms in early 2003.
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POPSUN Aircraft attack rebels in DR of Congo Hostilities have continued in eastern DRC despite stabilization in much of the rest of the vast country, which was torn by years of civil war. On Monday, the DRC called for UN peacekeepers to be given a clear mandate and the resources necessary to impose peace by force if necessary. “Confronted by the drama occurring in the east of the Congo, MONUC must be authorized to act, and can act in a convincing manner,” Permanent Representative Ileka Atoki told the General Assembly’s annual General Debate.
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POPSFormer rulers, father and son on trial Emmanuel — also known as Chuckie Jr. — was born in Boston and spent most of his life in Orlando, Fla. before moving to Liberia when he was a teenager to be with his father. There, prosecutors say, he led a notorious unit blamed for silencing Taylor's critics. Taylor meanwhile is charged with orchestrating atrocities by rebels in Sierra Leone from 1996-2002 while he was ruling Liberia. "Many of the people who commit these crimes perceive that if they win they're in the presidential palace for life, if they lose they'll find exile somewhere and live comfortably," Rapp said. "We really want to eliminate that perception that you can get away with these things."
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POPSNigerian militants halt oil war after one week A spokesman for the joint military taskforce, which polices the Niger Delta, cautiously welcomed Mend's move. "We are hoping it will not be another tactical deception which we have already prepared to contend," Lt Col Sagir Musa told Reuters news agency. The attacks forced oil giant Shell to declare a force majeure on Saturday - which frees it from contractual obligations - on crude oil shipments from its Niger Delta facilities. Nigeria's oil production has been cut by 20% because of unrest in the region over the past few years.
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POPSKandahar rocked by suicide blasts The US-led coalition said its forces had killed more than 10 insurgents in an operation in the eastern province of Khost on Saturday. Afghanistan has seen rising levels of violence in recent months. There are about 70,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan, most of them serving under Nato's command.
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POPSSudan Army accused of attacking two Darfur towns The five-year conflict in Darfur has led to the deaths of more than 300,000 people and the displacement of two million others, according to UN estimates. The violence began in 2003 when rebel groups complaining of discrimination against black Africans began attacking government targets.
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POPSClashes erupt in Democratic Republic of Congo At the end of January a peace deal was signed in Goma between the government and the variety of groups. It was supposed to have seen the disarmament of groups and their integration into the army. Mr Abandi said the rebels were not being given enough time to disarm. "It's not true that we're breaking the ceasefire. They're trying to lie because they want war. When they're fighting us, how can we disarm?" he said. Lt-Col Dietrich said the UN believed that Mr Nkunda - a renegade general - was trying to expand the rebels' zone of influence. Reports earlier this month indicated that Gen Nkunda was touring his area, strengthening his defences and recruiting fresh forces. The UN has 17,000 peacekeepers in DR Congo.
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