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| August 29, 2009 |
More than half a million flee LRA attacks in Congo
In the past year, brutal attacks by the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) have driven at least 540,000 from their homes in eastern Congo, including125,000 people in the past three weeks alone.The LRA is responsible for mass murders, mutilations, rape and kidnappings of children. Terror and widespread destruction to homes, health centers and schools has caused acute food shortages, while insecurity and impassable roads challenge relief efforts. Some 8,000 Congolese have fled to neighboring South Sudan and to the Central African Republic, where there is no safety.