Ugandan rebels taken 130 kids
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A Ugandan rebel group has abducted 130 children in recent weeks, a senior military official said Tuesday.
"According to the information we have, the rebels took 100 children during a raid in the Central African Republic and another 30 from a Zandi community on the Sudan Congo border last month," Ugandan army spokesman Paddy Ankunda told the Associated Press.
He said unconfirmed reports suggested the Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, seized smaller numbers of children as the rebels move between their bases in the Central African Republic and Congo.
The LRA and Uganda's government have engaged in peace talks for almost two years to end the conflict, which started two decades ago, and have negotiated a final peace deal.
But early last month, rebel leader Joseph Kony failed to attend a planned signing ceremony, casting doubt over his commitment to the peace process.
"According to the information we have, the rebels took 100 children during a raid in the Central African Republic and another 30 from a Zandi community on the Sudan Congo border last month," Ugandan army spokesman Paddy Ankunda told the Associated Press.
He said unconfirmed reports suggested the Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, seized smaller numbers of children as the rebels move between their bases in the Central African Republic and Congo.
The LRA and Uganda's government have engaged in peace talks for almost two years to end the conflict, which started two decades ago, and have negotiated a final peace deal.
But early last month, rebel leader Joseph Kony failed to attend a planned signing ceremony, casting doubt over his commitment to the peace process.
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