Lord's Resistance Army insurgency

1987 · Gulu

Insurgency by Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, first in northern Uganda and later in South Sudan, the DR Congo and the Central African Republic, known for mass abductions of children.

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Lord's Resistance Army

Uganda

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Lord's Resistance Army

Uganda

Central African Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo

South Sudan

Russia

Union of Democratic Forces for Unity

Joseph Kony belligerent leader

Vincent Otti military commander

Faustin-Archange Touadéra military commander

Félix Moloua military commander

Félix Tshisekedi belligerent leader

Nabbanja Robinah military commander

Yoweri Museveni head of state/government

Strength and losses

Strength: 6,000

Uganda Strength 65,000–75,000

Killed: 100,000–200,000

Units

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Central African Armed Forces South Sudan People's Defence Forces Uganda People's Defence Force

United States Army Special Forces