LRA goes on rampage in Central African Republic
Posted by alejandro on 22 Feb 2010 | Leave a comment
Fighters from the Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have killed two civilians and abducted dozens of others after launching attacks on a town in the Central African Republic.
LRA fighters armed with machetes and clubs carried out the attacks on the town of Rafai in the eastern Central African Republic on Friday.
The attack left two dead and several others injured, according to local media reports.
Some 30 others have been reported either kidnapped or missing.
The attack was the third in the region in less than two weeks blamed on the LRA.
The rebel group is said to be using its military base in the Democratic Republic of Congo to unleash the attacks across the porous borders with neighboring countries.
LRA leader Joseph Kony is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes. He has been on the run since 2009, when Uganda and regional countries launched a multinational operation to pursue the rebels into the northeast DRC.
Kony is now believed to be trapped in a swampy forest, surrounded by Ugandan forces, but some remnants of his loyal fighters frequently go on deadly rampages in neighboring countries.
source: Press TV
LRA rebels continue attacking towns in the region.