With the peace deal in tatters and a recent attack on Southern Sudanese soldiers killing 23, the Ugandan rebel group the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) seems poised to resume its campaign of terror. After 20 years of conflict, in 2006 the LRA were pushed out of northern Uganda and Southern Sudan, and retreated west into uncontrolled areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
With ties to Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir and Khartoum in the north, there are worries that the LRA is establishing a new base in the lawless Central African Republic, with plans to meddle in the deeply intertwined conflicts in eastern Chad and Darfur, as well as undermine the new government in Southern Sudan. This would be disastrous for the region.
However, this morning there were reports that the LRA might be moving back into Uganda. LRA Moving Towards Uganda Border (Click here for story) This is a very worrisome development, as the situation in the IDP camps here is very tenuous and resettling the population has proved to be a very difficult task. An outbreak in hostilities could completely destroy any progress that has been made in the past two years since the last major round of fighting.
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