| Last Updated: Wednesday, 10 March, 2004, 21:48 GMT |
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Uganda rebels renew terror reign | ||||
Local officials say 11 civilians have been killed in three new attacks. This follows last month's massacre of some 200 people, but Uganda's military says it is defeating the LRA and will end 18 years of war in months. The latest attacks took place in the north, an area littered with empty villages and pockets of terrified civilians.
As a result, more families are crowding into Lira, a town already swollen with tens of thousands of people fleeing from the wave of massacres and abductions. Most live in camps or deserted factories. Few seem to believe that this war is nearly over. Conflicting opinions MP Charles Angiro dismisses government claims that it will soon crush the LRA and its leader, Joseph Kony. "I don't believe in it because that promise has been made for the last 18 years. Every year promises, promises have been made. "Every address they say they are going to crush Kony. This is now another dry season and Kony is still killing and kicking," Mr Angiro said.
Senior officials reject claims that the army leadership is corrupt and keen to profit from a continuing conflict. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Otema said LRA fighters were starting to surrender in significant numbers, but he acknowledged that the army was still unable to protect each and every village. | ||||
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