Lord's Resistance Army insurgency

The Lord's Resistance Army insurgency is an ongoing guerrilla campaign waged by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgent group since 1987.[21] Currently, there is low-level LRA activity in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The movement is led by Joseph Kony, who proclaims himself the "spokesperson" of God and a spirit medium. It aims to overthrow Yoweri Museveni's Ugandan government and establish a theocratic state based on a version of the Ten Commandments and Acholi tradition.[22][23]

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Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
Fire in Parabongo IDP camp, Uganda
Date 1987 – present (36 years) Location Northern Uganda (until 2006), South Sudan, eastern DR Congo, Central African Republic Status Ongoing Founder and leader of the LRA Joseph Kony goes into hiding Senior LRA commander Dominic Ongwen surrenders to American forces in the Central African Republic and is tried at the Hague[1][2] Majority of LRA installations and encampments located in South Sudan and Uganda abandoned and dismantled Small scale LRA activity continues in eastern DR Congo, and the Central African Republic[3]
Belligerents
Uganda  DR Congo  Central African Republic[3]  South Sudan  Arrow Boys MONUC[4] Supported by:  United States (2011–2017)[5][6][7]	Lord's Resistance Army Supported by:  Sudan (1994–2002)[8] Allied Democratic Forces
Commanders and leaders
Yoweri Museveni Joseph Kabila Salva Kiir Alan Doss	Joseph Kony Vincent Otti  Raska Lukwiya † Okot Odhiambo † Dominic Ongwen  Alphonse Lamola
Units involved
UPDF FARDC FACA SPLA SOF	No specific units
Strength
2002: 65,000−75,000[9] 2010: 46,800[10] 2014: 1,500[11] 300 advisers[12]	1990: 200−800[13] 1998: 6,000[13] 2007: 840−3,000[14] 2014: 240[15] 2022: 200−1,000[16]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	~600 killed (2009–2010)[17]
100,000+ killed[18] 400,000[19]–430,000+[20] displaced

Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
Conflict history
1987–1994 1994–2002 2002–2005 Juba talks Garamba offensive
Related articles
War in Uganda (1986–1994) Aboke abductions Atiak massacre Christmas massacres Holy Spirit Movement ICC investigation Joseph Kony KONY 2012 Lord's Resistance Army Makombo massacre U.S. LRA Act
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The conflict, one of Africa's longest running, has resulted in a humanitarian crisis. The LRA has been accused by the International Criminal Court of widespread human rights violations, including mutilation, torture, slavery, rape, the abduction of civilians, the use of child soldiers, and a number of massacres.[24] By 2004, the LRA had abducted more than 20,000 children, 1.5 million civilians had been displaced, and an estimated 100,000 civilians were killed.[25]