The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) was begun under other names by Joseph Kony in the early 1980's, drawing initial support by the resentment among the Acholi of northern Uganda at the overthrow of ethnic Acholi President Tito Okello by Yoweri Museveni. Kony's methods include heavy use of Christian iconography and child soldiers. His army has been reduced to a few hundred fighters, and operates between Uganda, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Central African Republic. IRIN has an excellent backgrounder on the group.

 

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monitor.co.ug	Nodding disease extend to Amuru District	05/28
allafrica.com	Central African Republic: Kony's Former Intelligence Chief Captured	05/28
monitor.co.ug	Museveni launches fight against river blindness in Acholi region	05/27
upi.com	Senate panel approves funds for Kony hunt	05/26
theeastafrican.co.ke	The old man and the president: How a political entrepreneur lost his capital	05/26
monitor.co.ug	Government loses appeal to block Shs7.1b claim	05/26
theresolve.org	Kony 2012 activists move Congress to increase funds for LRA-affected communities	05/25
kbc.co.ke	Uganda row over LRA rebel amnesty	05/25
allafrica.com	Troops Hunting LRA Rebels Need More Support - Enough Project Report	05/24
bbc.co.uk	Uganda row over LRA rebel amnesty	05/24
sudanradio.org	AU Extends Regional Initiative Against LRA	05/24
voanews.com	Report: More Troops, Resources Needed to Stop LRA	05/24
monitor.co.ug	NGO cautions govt against Acellam trial	05/24
modernghana.com	AFRICAN UNION COMMUNIQUE: 321st AU PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 22 May 2012 on LRA	05/24
enoughproject.org	Mission in the Balance: Challenges for U.S. Advisors in Helping to End the LRA	05/24
blog.invisiblechildren.com	Seamstress of the Month: Atek Lilly	05/23
monitor.co.ug	Acholi chief warns against stigmatising former LRA abductees	05/23
monitor.co.ug	Government plans to prosecute Acellam	05/23
monitor.co.ug	Activists appeal for memorials	05/22
af.reuters.com	Uganda rules out amnesty for captured LRA commander	05/22
modernghana.com	Captured LRA rebel to be prosecuted on merit: official	05/22
enoughproject.org	Enough 101: The Lord’s Resistance Army in Darfur	05/22
nzherald.co.nz	Joseph Kony commander to be investigated	05/22
ch16.org	The Oppressive Silencing	05/22
allafrica.com	Uganda: LRA Battalion Commander Opio Netted in Kampala	05/21
theresolve.org	Achellam’s capture brings focus back to Amnesty Act	05/21
allafrica.com	East Africa: Lead U.S. Commander 'Confident' Kony Will Be Caught	05/21
monitor.co.ug	Ex-LRA rebel held over car vandalism	05/20
monitor.co.ug	Elections	05/20
monitor.co.ug	We don’t know where Kony is- US commander	05/19
telegraph.co.uk	Slideshow: the Ugandan war orphan who hugged the Queen	05/19
telegraph.co.uk	Extraordinary story of the Ugandan war orphan who hugged the Queen	05/19
allafrica.com	Uganda: U.S. Salutes Country On Rebel Commander Capture	05/18
csmonitor.com	Good Reads: on optimism, rise of a global middle class, and geek revivals	05/18
thestar.com	Fourth senior officer identified, Chief Blair requests disciplinary hearings	05/18
csmonitor.com	West African group mulls intervention in Mali	05/17
allafrica.com	Central Africa: Muted Applause for Ugandan Rebel's Arrest	05/16
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com	Westerners held over massacre in Central Africa	05/16
csmonitor.com	Rains cool off war in South Sudan	05/16
theresolve.org	With top LRA commander out of the picture, what next?	05/16
monitor.co.ug	Army gets more skills to fight al-Shabaab	05/16
ch16.org	Captured LRA commander and politics of amnesty in Uganda	05/16
irinnews.org	UGANDA: Amnesty or prosecution for war criminals?	05/16
sudantribune.com	Ugandan army claims capture of LRA commander	05/15
modernghana.com	LRA rebel commander capture boosts hunt for Kony	05/15
foxnews.com	Uganda may pardon Joseph Kony associate, official says	05/15
blogs.voanews.com	UN Urges Uganda to Prosecute Captured LRA Commander	05/15
csmonitor.com	Europe launch airstrikes on Somalia to uproot pirate base	05/15
allafrica.com	East Africa: Ex-LRA Commanders Ask Govt to Pardon Captured Commander	05/15
allafrica.com	Africa: CAR - senior ugandan rebel commander arrested	05/15
boston.com	Official: Uganda may pardon Joseph Kony associate	05/15
allafrica.com	White House Statement on Capture of Senior LRA Commander	05/15
dnaindia.com	The day's best pictures	05/15
af.reuters.com	Captured LRA commander eligible for amnesty: adviser	05/15
allafrica.com	Uganda: UN Urges Prosecution of Captured LRA Commander	05/15
monitor.co.ug	Rebel’s mother on bended knee	05/15
allafrica.com	South Sudan: Western Equatoria State Welcomes Arrest of LRA Senior Commander	05/15
timeslive.co.za	Captured Kony associate eligible for amnesty, says legal adviser	05/15
mmegi.bw	Uganda captures LRA senior commander	05/15
enoughproject.org	Making the Most of the Capture of the LRA’s Caesar Acellam	05/15
upi.com	U.N.: Bring LRA leaders to justice	05/15
allafrica.com	Uganda: UN Envoy Urges Prosecution of Captured LRA Officer	05/15
allafrica.com	Militias in DRC Accused of Serious Human Rights Abuses	05/15
nation.co.ke	Big catch in joint hunt for LRA chiefs	05/15
allafrica.com	Soldiers Capture Top LRA Commander in Ambush	05/14
turkishweekly.net	Uganda Captures a Top LRA Commander	05/14
allafrica.com	Central Africa: African Initiative Keeps Lord's Resistance Army On the Run - Official	05/14
foxnews.com	Top Kony commander captured by Ugandan army	05/14
independent.co.uk	Top Joseph Kony crony Caesar Achellam captured in ambush	05/14
kbc.co.ke	Ugandan LRA 'commander' seized	05/14
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com	'Big fish' nabbed: Senior Kony commander caught	05/14
independent.co.uk	Kony's top strategist captured	05/14
npr.org	Top Stories: JPMorgan's Losses; More Killings In Mexico; 'Duck' Dunn Dies	05/14
csmonitor.com	Kony hunt: Ugandan army captures senior LRA commander	05/14
dailymail.co.uk	Capture of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony's senior commander after jungle gun battle hailed as 'intelligence coup'	05/14
appablog.wordpress.com	Arrestation d’un haut responsable de la LRA (14 mai 2012)	05/14
upi.com	Lord's Resistance Army 'big fish' captured	05/14
un.org	UN envoy on children in conflict urges Uganda to prosecute captured LRA officer	05/14
csmonitor.com	Could LRA commander's capture help net Joseph Kony?	05/14
upi.com	Uganda captures top Kony commander	05/14
cnn.com	Uganda displays captive Kony lieutenant	05/14
guardian.co.uk	Ugandan forces capture Kony's top LRA commander	05/14
blog.invisiblechildren.com	Top LRA commander captured alive	05/14
diplomatie.gouv.fr	Arrest of a senior member of the LRA (14.05.12)	05/14
monitor.co.ug	Africa’s army chiefs in Kampala to discuss security threats	05/14
blog.invisiblechildren.com	Infographic: The LRA hierarchy	05/14
sudanradio.org	Uganda Captures LRA Commander, WES Celebrates	05/14
blogs.aljazeera.com	Closing in on Joseph Kony?	05/14
modernghana.com	Ugandan army captures 'top' rebel LRA commander	05/13
bbc.co.uk	Ugandan LRA 'commander' seized	05/13
news24.com	Uganda nabs LRA general	05/13
aljazeera.com	Uganda nabs top LRA commander Achellam	05/13
timesofindia.indiatimes.com	Uganda captures top LRA commander Achellam	05/13
boston.com	Official: Top Joseph Kony commander captured	05/13
news.com.au	Uganda captures senior Kony colleague	05/13
monitor.co.ug	Army captures Kony’s top general in ambush	05/13
monitor.co.ug	Was Acellam captured or did he surrender?	05/13
gulf-times.com	Ugandan soldiers capture Kony aide	05/13
foxnews.com	Top Kony commander reportedly captured by Ugandan army	05/13
bbc.co.uk	VIDEO: Ugandan LRA commander captured	05/13