Resolve Updates

Executive Summary Since founding the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda in the late 1980s, Joseph Kony’s control over the group’s command structure has been remarkably durable. Despite...

​Overview Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) forces abducted 25 civilians in 10 attacks in November, with a significant majority of abductions occurring in eastern Central African Republic (CAR). A series...

Overview: Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) forces abducted 44 civilians in eight attacks in October, among the lowest monthly totals recorded in 2016. Five of these attacks and nearly all of the...

Overview Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) forces abducted 94 civilians in 38 attacks in Quarter 3 2016 (Q3 2016), covering the months of July–September 2016. Q3 levels of abductions and attacks were...

Mise à Jour L'Armée de Résistance du Seigneur (LRA) est responsable de 12 attaques en Août 2016 lors desquelles elle a enlevé 20 civils. Les 20 victimes se sont toute échappées ou ont été relâchées...

Overview The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible for 12 attacks in August 2016 in which they abducted 20 civilians. All 20 abductees escaped or were released within days of being abducted,...

Overview The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible for ten attacks in July 2016 in which they abducted 12 civilians, the lowest monthly abduction total so far in 2016. Attacks by unidentified...

Sommaire Exécutif Le leader de l’Armée de Résistance du Seigneur (LRA) Joseph Kony a prouvé qu’il était capable de déjouer les rivalités internes et les menaces militaires depuis trois décennies,...

Executive Summary Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony has proven capable of outmaneuvering internal rivals and external military threats for nearly three decades, but his once firm...

Mise à Jour L’Armée de Résistance du Seigneur (LRA) a perpétré 13 attaques contre des civils au mois de Mai 2016 et a enlevé 25 personnes. Ces 25 enlèvements représentent le deuxième nombre le plus...

Overview The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible for 13 attacks on civilians in May 2016 in which they abducted 25 people, the second-lowest monthly total so far in 2016. There were eight...

Overview The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible for 296 civilian abductions during Quarter 1 2016 (Q1 2016), covering the months of January–March 2016. The 296 abductions, the most by the...

SOMMAIRE EXÉCUTIF En 2015, les forces de l’Armée de Résistance du Seigneur (LRA) étaient actives en République Centrafricaine (RCA), dans la République Démocratique du Congo (Congo/RDC), au Soudan du...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2015, Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) forces were active in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo), South Sudan, and in Sudanese-controlled...

In the first eight months of 2015, LRA groups in DR Congo conducted large-scale looting raids that led to a surge in civilian abductions, while LRA violence dropped significantly in eastern CAR.

In December of 2009, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) killed 321 people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the incredible scale and brutality of the violence, the international...

Total LRA attacks and abductions increased in 2014, reversing years of decline Trends in LRA violence varied dramatically at the local level The LRA’s command structure is in upheaval The LRA’s...

02 December 2014 Dear Special Envoy, Following your visit to Goma, DRC, the non-governmental organizations signatory to this letter welcome you to your post, and expresses support of your mission in...

In partnership with The Resolve, we’ve just released a new reportfrom the LRA Crisis Tracker, which demonstrates important trends in LRA activity over the last six months. Our friend Paul Ronan does...

Kony ordered LRA elephant poaching mission to DRC’s Garamba National Park LRA fighters collecting gold and diamonds in eastern Central African Republic Illicit ivory, gold, and diamonds reportedly...