13 February 2006
Kampala — THE UPDF has attacked one of LRA leader Joseph Kony's bases in southern Sudan, killed two of his aides, captured three fighters and recovered three guns.
Alfred Wasike reports that the army said Kony fled his sanctuary in southern Sudan into the volatile eastern DR Congo a few days ago and changed his flight route to the Central African Republic (CAR).
Army spokesperson Maj. Felix Kulayigye on Thursday said Kony had fled an intense manhunt that had begun last week, in which the UPDF engaged LRA fighters south of Juba and captured several rebels.
The deputy chief army publicist, Capt. Dennis Musitwa, said Kony had crossed the White Nile westwards to the CAR.
Kulayigye said Kony crossed into the DR Congo last week to join his deputy, Vincent Otti, in the Garamba National Park, but had since moved closer to the border with the CAR.
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