Why is Christian Aid appealing now? What has changed?
In 2002, the government of Sudan allowed the Ugandan army to attack LRA bases in southern Sudan in a campaign called Operation Iron Fist. However, this only resulted in pushing the LRA back into Uganda where they continued their attacks on civilians. The collapse of a peace initiative in early 2003 also led to an intensification of the conflict. Meanwhile the prospects of a peace deal in Sudan, which has supplied arms to the LRA in the past, opens up new risks and opportunities for northern Uganda. Since last summer the LRA has extended its operations to Lango and Teso regions in north-east Uganda. At first it was thought the object of the raids was the harvest and that the LRA would retreat north. It is now apparent people will be unable to return home in time to plant and will miss the whole agricultural season. The more than 250,000 people displaced by this conflict need substantial amounts of aid. The LRA’s move into Teso region badly disrupted the community development projects of
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