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| Uganda to restart raids on rebels | |
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| The Ugandan army says it has resumed operations to hunt down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in northern Uganda, despite peace talks. | The Ugandan army says it has resumed operations to hunt down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in northern Uganda, despite peace talks. |
| Rebel leaders missed a September deadline to leave the bush and gather in neutral zones in southern Sudan. | Rebel leaders missed a September deadline to leave the bush and gather in neutral zones in southern Sudan. |
| "They have abused the cessation of hostilities agreement," the army said. | "They have abused the cessation of hostilities agreement," the army said. |
| An army spokesman said the move should not derail talks between the government and rebels, which are seen as the best chance of ending the 20-year conflict. | An army spokesman said the move should not derail talks between the government and rebels, which are seen as the best chance of ending the 20-year conflict. |
| "This has nothing to do with the peace process which should continue," Maj Felix Kulayigye said. | |
| He pointed out that according to the terms of a ceasefire deal, LRA fighters should assembled in the holding camps more that a fortnight ago. | |
| "They have failed to do so," he told the BBC. "We can't just fold our arms and do nothing". | |
| The rebels have abducted thousands of children and forced them to fight since the conflict in the north began two decades ago. | The rebels have abducted thousands of children and forced them to fight since the conflict in the north began two decades ago. |
| More than one million people have fled their homes because of the fighting. | More than one million people have fled their homes because of the fighting. |
| Maj Kulayigye denied that the army was threatening the progress of the faltering peace talks taking place in Juba in Southern Sudan. | |
| The talks have been characterised by deadlock, walk-outs and very slow progress. |