Getting to Know the Lord's Resistance Army
For more than 25 years, an army of mostly child soldiers led by a man named Joseph Kony have been massacring and kidnapping civilians throughout Uganda. This conflict has since spread into other regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and areas of southern Sudan. Despite several attempts at meetings in addition to arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court against Kony and his troops, this war still rages on as one of the longest-running conflicts in African history. You've probably seen photos of children whose noses or ears were cut off -- because they didn't obey the LRA's orders. He's forced children he's abducted to kill their siblings or parents.
The LRA have to continued …show more content…
Details of the warrants were sent to the three countries where the LRA is active: Uganda, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The LRA leadership has long stated that they would never surrender unless they were granted immunity from prosecution; so the ICC order to arrest them raised concerns that the insurgency would not have a negotiated end. The indictments received warm praise within the international community. Many felt that amnesty for the LRA soldiers and a negotiated settlement was the best hope for the end of the war. In the end, the court's intent to prosecute the leaders of the LRA reduced the army's willingness to cooperate in peace negotiations. (Le Sage, Andre July 2011). The government tried to bring order back to Uganda by making an effort to disperse the LRA by arresting anyone that was associated with them.
The United States assisted by offering a reward of up to $5 million each for fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and some of his top aides in the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group. This helped eradiate this army because the government began to break down the arm by arresting its most dangerous participants and the leaders and offering rewards to help bring them to
For more than 25 years, an army of mostly child soldiers led by a man named Joseph Kony have been massacring and kidnapping civilians throughout Uganda. This conflict has since spread into other regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and areas of southern Sudan. Despite several attempts at meetings in addition to arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court against Kony and his troops, this war still rages on as one of the longest-running conflicts in African history. You've probably seen photos of children whose noses or ears were cut off -- because they didn't obey the LRA's orders. He's forced children he's abducted to kill their siblings or parents.
The LRA have to continued …show more content…
Details of the warrants were sent to the three countries where the LRA is active: Uganda, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The LRA leadership has long stated that they would never surrender unless they were granted immunity from prosecution; so the ICC order to arrest them raised concerns that the insurgency would not have a negotiated end. The indictments received warm praise within the international community. Many felt that amnesty for the LRA soldiers and a negotiated settlement was the best hope for the end of the war. In the end, the court's intent to prosecute the leaders of the LRA reduced the army's willingness to cooperate in peace negotiations. (Le Sage, Andre July 2011). The government tried to bring order back to Uganda by making an effort to disperse the LRA by arresting anyone that was associated with them.
The United States assisted by offering a reward of up to $5 million each for fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and some of his top aides in the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group. This helped eradiate this army because the government began to break down the arm by arresting its most dangerous participants and the leaders and offering rewards to help bring them to