The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) are on full alert at the Sudanese border following reports that an unspecified number of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels are planning to enter Uganda from bases in southern Sudan. The intelligence reports were confirmed by military officials in the northern town of Gulu, the semi-official ‘Sunday Vision’ newspaper reported. Meanwhile, UPDF soldiers in Adjumani district rescued at least 21 people abducted by the LRA rebels from Mahazi refugee camp last week when the rebels fled in the face of an army pursuit, the ‘Sunday Vision’ added.
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