Which rank is Joseph Kony?

Head of the

What is the LRA known for?

The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been one of central Africa’s cruelest and most enduring armed groups over the past 30 years. The LRA has abducted over 67,000 youth, including 30,000 children, for use as child soldiers, sex slaves, and porters, and has brutalized communities since its inception in 1987.

Why was the Lord’s Resistance Army formed?

The “Lord’s Resistance Army” was founded by Joseph Kony in 1987 in northern Uganda to fight against the government of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Among the first LRA fighters were northern Ugandans who were forced out of the army during Museveni’s seizure of power.

How many people has the LRA killed?

100,000 people
A history of abuse and atrocity. During the 1990s and 2000s, more than 100,000 people were killed and tens of thousands of children conscripted by the LRA, who claimed to be protecting northern Uganda’s ethnic Acholi community against Museveni’s regime.

How many kids did Kony kidnapped?

The worst Joseph Kony is the self-appointed ‘messiah’ of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and oversees the rebel group responsible for Africa’s longest running armed conflict. He has kidnapped over 30,000 children to strengthen his army, forcing the boys to become soldiers and the girls to become sex slaves.

Who is the mother of Joseph Kony?

Nora Obol
Joseph Kony/Mothers

How did Lord’s Resistance Army start?

Rebellion to self-preservation The LRA began as an evolution of ‘the Holy Spirit Movement’ – a rebellion against President Yoweri’s oppression of the north of Uganda, led by Alice Lakwena. When Alice Lakwena was exiled, Joseph Kony took over, changing the name of the group to the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA.

What did the Lord’s Resistance Army do in Uganda?

The victors sought vengeance against ethnic groups in the North of Uganda. Their activities included Operation Simsim, which engaged in burning, looting, and killings of locals. Such acts of violence led to the formation of rebel groups from the ranks of the previous Ugandan army, UNLA. Many of those groups made peace with Museveni.

Where is the African Union led Regional Task Force?

The African Union-led Regional Task Force is a multi-national military force in central Africa, authorised by the African Union’s Peace and Security Council and approved by the United Nations Security Council, as part of a Regional Co-operation Initiative for the elimination of the Lord’s Resistance Army (a rebel band originating in Uganda).

When did the Ugandan army start fighting the LRA?

In March 2002, the NRA, under the new name of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), launched a massive military offensive code-named Operation Iron Fist against the LRA bases in southern Sudan, with agreement from the National Islamic Front.

When did the Lord’s Resistance Army leave Kenya?

In 1988, after the Holy Spirit Movement was decisively defeated in the Jinja District and Lakwena fled to Kenya, Kony seized this opportunity to recruit the Holy Spirit remnants. The LRA occasionally carried out local attacks to underline the inability of the government to protect the population.