Lords Resistance Army (PSI Guides to Terrorists, Insurgents, and Armed Groups) by Lawrence E. Cline

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233mm x 155mm x 15mm

Pages: 248

A noted expert provides a detailed, if chilling, examination of one of the most brutal and long-lived insurgent groups in Africa: Joseph Konys Lords Resistance Army.

Operating in four African nations, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) routinely engages in human rights violations that include mutilation, murder, mass-scale abductions, and sex traffickingGÇòand it has done so with seeming impunity for more than 20 years. This timely book offers a concise, expert analysis of Joseph Konys terrorist organization, covering its historical antecedents, membership, operations, and ideology, as well as the ways in which it fits into a broader pattern of insurgencies. To facilitate a full understanding of the threat posed by the LRA, the author exposes the armys many atrocities, among them forced recruitment of child soldiers. Central Africas ethnic, religious, and political tensions are examined, as is the corruption that feeds LRA operations. Finally, regional security measures, international responses, and issues related to the LRA and the International Criminal Court are examined in full.