The Lord's Resistance Army: U.S. Response to a Brutal Central African Group
- ISBN-10
- 1619427435
- ISBN-13
- 9781619427433
- Series
- The Lord's Resistance Army
- Category
- Africa, Central
- Pages
- 105
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Author
- Robert L. Wright
Description
This book provides an overview of The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony. The LRA is a small, dispersed armed group in central Africa that originated 24 years ago in Uganda. It has drawn the attention of Members of Congress and other U.S. policymakers due to its infliction of widespread human suffering and its potential threat to regional stability. The group is infamous for its brutal attacks on civilians and mass abductions of children. Despite its Ugandan origins, the LRA currently operates in remote regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan. When the LRA was based in northern Uganda, the United States provided humanitarian relief and aid for reconciliation and recovery in the war-torn region. As the LRA has moved across central Africa, the United States has taken a more active role in countering its impact.
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