Setback for peace: Ugandan Government accuses LRA of carrying out attacks in S. Sudan

The New Vision is reporting that the lead negotiator for the Ugandan government, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, has protested the recent reports of LRA killings of civilians in South Sudan. "It is a gross violation of the cessation of hostilities agreement. The culprits shall be brought to account for these atrocities," Rugunda said. More attacks on civilians in South Sudan have been reported in the past days. Two separate incidents occured on Sunday, according to Sudanese sources. Earlier, around February 4, an unspecified number of people were killed in an attack in Kansuk near Kajo-Keji. The death toll varies between 136 according to the French press agency AFP, 36 according to Ugandan intelligence sources, and four according to the Sudanese military. The LRA have dismissed allegations of their involvement.

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