Lord's Resistance Army

The L.R.A. is a militia in Uganda lead by a man named Joseph Kony. The L.R.A., which stands for the Lord’s Resistance Army, is made up of soldiers who are both children and adults. These soldiers are often forced to join the L.R.A. by a group of people who are current members of the Lord’s Resistance Army. Members of the L.R.A. may also be called rebels which comes from their decision to rebel against the government. All members of the L.R.A. were often forced to work for Joseph as soldiers after being captured by rebels or other workers of Joseph Kony. Also, children were abducted by members of the L.R.A. all over Uganda to be used as slaves for labor and sex under Joseph Kony. Joseph Kony raised world wide tension as his rebel group by the

Joseph Kony is the current leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda and was the man who started this militia as well. The Lord’s Resistance Army is also the most known and violent rebel group in all of Africa. The L.R.A. was started by Joseph Kony as a sign of rebellion and frustration with the government. Kony gradually took over the Holy Spirit Movement and reorganized it into the Lord’s Resistance Army. As Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army continued to rebel, the government of Uganda struggled to put a stop to Kony. The government struggled to put a stop to Kony because of the weakness in their Army and the strength in Kony’s militia. The L.R.A consisted of over 30,000 children which have all been abducted or kidnapped by Joseph Kony’s group. The main reason behind Kony’s rebellion was his early life and how his relatives had an influence on him. Alice Lakwena was the guardian of Joseph Kony during his childhood and had a large impact on his future. Kony’s guardian Alice Lakwena was originally the leader of the Holy Spirit Movement which Joseph eventually took over. The reasoning behind Kony’s rebellion was his guardian Alice Lakwena and hopefully with the ending of the L.R.A. and Joseph Kony’s work, there will be no more kidnapping or militias as large as the L.R.A. to worry

The L.R.A. began to spread throughout countries like Sudan and DRC. As the spread began throughout countries like Sudan and DRC they struggled to put a stop to Kony’s work for several reasons. The main reason behind struggle for Uganda, DRC, and Sudan is a lack of money and soldiers. Kony has abducted so many children throughout the years that it was hard for governments to recruit children to join their army and fight the fight to end Joseph Kony. A warrant was eventually put into place in the year 2005 for the arrest of Joseph Kony. This warrant was put into place by the International Criminal Court as a helping hand for the countries of Uganda, Sudan, and DRC. The warrant placed on Joseph Kony was distributed under the accounts of mass murder and gross violations throughout the years that he has worked with the LRA. The countries Sudan, Uganda, and DRC launched Operation Lightning Thunder that targeted the L.R.A and inflicted considerable losses on its forces.These countries inforced this strategy after being forced to end their support for the Lord’s Resistance Army. Even though there were many casualties to the L.R.A., Joseph Kony was still not captured. The large amount of soldiers that Kony has working for him helped greatly to protect him from the government and being captured which enabled the continuation of the