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Kony Fighters Use Big Guns
New Vision (Kampala)February 23, 2004
Posted to the web February 23, 2004 Emmy Allio & Justin Moro
Kampala
The army is investigating the source of heavy arms now in the possession of the LRA rebels."The source of these heavy arms is our concern and that is what we want to find out," army spokesman Major Shaban Bantariza said.
"Definitely, we know the source of LRA guns has been Sudan which gave them enough arms in the past decade. Some of these guns from Sudan were stored inside Uganda," he added.
The army said the rebels attacked the Cuka Dek Orit parish camp in Ogur, in Erute North county, with heavy arms that included 12.7mm anti-aircraft guns, B-10 anti-tank and rocket propelled guns.
In January, another 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun was cap tured from the rebels at Okidi, 8km south west of Kitgum town.
Other arms used by the rebels are 60mm light machine guns, RPGs and grenade launchers.Bantariza said such a heavy gun was recently used by the LRA to attack a lorry, killing a UPDF major in Patongo in Pader.
The army said on Friday it captured a 12.7mm gun at Kazi Kazi in Omot sub-county in Pader after an attack on a rebel hideout.On Thursday, the army said it killed 25 rebels in Awelo-dwendo village between Ogwang and Omot sub-counties. A total of 15 SMGs were recovered.
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