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POPSVillage of Hope The Mocha Club funds many projects. Check out ways you can support The Mocha Club's efforts. $7 a month can change a life. That's a lot of hope for a little change. (see what I did there with the pun? $7 = a little change.)
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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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POPSUgandanInsomniac: US Helps Failed Mission Just remember the very real African people who are being decimated throughout all of this. And remember the babies and children with the LRA. Surely the number of babies killed by bombs will never be counted.
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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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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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POPSLRA deputy ready to surrender Who is Okot Odhiambo ? Charles Okot Odhiambo is the 14th LRA second-in-command to Joseph Kony and ascended to the position in the rebel group in October 2007, replacing Vincent Otti, killed by Kony. He is a member of Control Altar that directs the rebel’s military strategy, including attacks and brutality aimed at civilians. Control Altar is constituted by top commanders. In October 2005, the ICC issued arrest warrants against Odhiambo, Kony, Vincent Otti, Raska Lukwiya and Dominic Ongwen. The arrest warrants followed a complaint to the ICC by President Yoweri Museveni. # According to the ICC, he is described by other LRA members as “the one who killed the most” and “a bitter man, who will kill anyone”. # Sam Kolo, a former LRA commander, describes Odhiambo as a soft-spoken but ruthless fighter, who would always carry out his missions aggressively.
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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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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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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 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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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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POPSFormer Child Soldiers Work to Save Those Left Behind
"When you have effective rehabilitation that is more holistic, then you have a place that you can make so that you continue with your life," he said. Saad Houry, deputy executive director of UNICEF, also stressed the importance of education and schools as promoters of peace. "If we could maintain education during conflict, there is no doubt that we would prevent many children from becoming soldiers," he said. The techniques recruiters use vary, but they mostly rely on fear and brainwashing. "We know what you think before you say it," the rebel leaders used to tell Grace Akallo and other children forced to fight in Uganda's insurgency. "I was convinced that he could read my thoughts," said Akallo, who was captured and joined the forces of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda when she was 14. That left very little room for any escape plans. "Killed or be killed" was the motto they lived by, she said. Akallo also stressed the terrible position of girl soldiers.
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POPSRebel group LRA fears UN backed attack Dietrich says the soldiers there are not preparing to launch an offensive against Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army, but to protect the local population, which has long been threatened and terrorized by LRA fighters based there. He says U.N. peacekeepers are providing logistical support to the Congolese troops.
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POPSFreedom Award Winner: Friends of Orphans Friends of Orphans, founded by Ricky Richards, received the Harriet Tubman Community and Reintegration Award. The Freedom Awards are underwritten by the John Templeton Foundation.
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POPSChildren kidnapped for the LRA I feel like I've clipped this before, but I cannot find it. Read the stories from children that were taken from their families and forced to serve in The Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda. Then pick up a nameplate necklace. Mine bears the name James O.
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POPSThe Truly Lost Generation To escape LRA raids on underprotected refugee camps, tens of thousands of children walk miles each night to towns and cities. The plight of these "night commuters" was documented in Invisible Children , a film by three San Diego college students. The history, politics, and religion of the LRA and its conflicts with both Uganda and southern Sudan are complex, and often inexplicable, affairs. In the end, however, the persistent question remains, stark and unignorable.
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