LRA still in Congo â€" army
Nov 17, 2005
THE Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels are still in Garamba National Park in northeastern Congo, the army has said.
By Emmy Allio
THE Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels are still in Garamba National Park in northeastern Congo, the army has said.
Acting army spokesman Maj. Felix Kulaigye was reacting to reports from the Congolese and UN authorities that the Kony rebels were not in Congo.
Lt. Col. Thierry Provendier, the spokesman of the UN Observer Mission in Congo (MONUC), told UN news agency IRIN, “For the moment, there is no tangible evidence to confirm an LRA presence.â€
But Kalaigye said, “As far as the UPDF is concerned, Otti is still in Garamba, inside Congo.â€
LRA deputy leader Vincent Otti and some 400 rebel fighters sought refuge in the area in September, after fleeing Ugandan troops hunting them in southern Sudan.
On September 29, President Yoweri Museveni threatened to invade eastern Congo if the authorities failed to expel the LRA.
Kulaigye appealed to UN agencies and other NGOs not to withdraw from the north over LRA threats.
THE Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels are still in Garamba National Park in northeastern Congo, the army has said.
Acting army spokesman Maj. Felix Kulaigye was reacting to reports from the Congolese and UN authorities that the Kony rebels were not in Congo.
Lt. Col. Thierry Provendier, the spokesman of the UN Observer Mission in Congo (MONUC), told UN news agency IRIN, “For the moment, there is no tangible evidence to confirm an LRA presence.â€
But Kalaigye said, “As far as the UPDF is concerned, Otti is still in Garamba, inside Congo.â€
LRA deputy leader Vincent Otti and some 400 rebel fighters sought refuge in the area in September, after fleeing Ugandan troops hunting them in southern Sudan.
On September 29, President Yoweri Museveni threatened to invade eastern Congo if the authorities failed to expel the LRA.
Kulaigye appealed to UN agencies and other NGOs not to withdraw from the north over LRA threats.