The extremist group called the Lord's Resistance Army »(The Lord's Resistance Army, LRA), has moved into the territory of Southern Sudan after a series of bloody atrocities committed in northern Uganda.

In Sudan, the LRA rebels massacred 37-year-old nun tells CWN with reference to Bishop Edward Hiiboro biting, head of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio.



"Every day is going, and address the LRA or not, every day brings terror and pain for all of us living in constant fear of renewed attacks," - said the Bishop in a conversation with a representative of "the Church in Need", discussing the recent chain kidnappings and killings that have taken place in recent weeks.



"The threat to the expansion of violence could complicate the work of the new Government of Southern Sudan, destroying the resources of a young country, because he will fight to protect its citizens" - said the bishop to the outcome of the recent referendum, in which the vast majority of the inhabitants of southern Sudan called for the creation of a separate state.



"Lord's Resistance Army" - the nationalist parahristianskaya Ugandan rebel group, recruited its fighters from the representatives of the Acholi. Founded by Joseph Kony, who had declared himself a prophet and the voice of the Holy Spirit. Grouping works since 1987, fighting against the government of Museveni in Uganda for the establishment of a theocratic regime. First group was called "the Ugandan People's Democratic Christian Army, and then changed it to" Uganda Christian Democratic Army, from 1991-92. movement is its modern name.



In the ideology of the organization of the elements of Christian teaching are combined with traditional African beliefs. In this most cruel terror and violence perpetrated by adherents of LRA, in practice, completely contrary to the declared the motion calls to establish morality based on the Biblical 10 Commandments. Bases and outposts are on the LRA in southern Sudan and neighboring Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Notoriety gained mass abductions of children, of which the LRA rebels educate their followers.