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According to the Ploughshares Armed Conflicts Report, the principal non-state armed group in Uganda is the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which is actively known for its recruitment and abuse of child soldiers. The LRA is led by Joseph Kony and in recent years has been reduced in size from several thousand to a few hundred members. On 6 October 2005, the International Criminal Court announced that arrest warrants had been issued for five members of the LRA for crimes against humanity. Kony, as well as the LRA’s deputy commander Vincent Otti and LRA commanders Raska Lukwiya, Okot Odiambo, and Dominc Ongwen were issued the warrants following a sealed indictment. See also: Lord's Resistance Army profile on Transnational and Non-State Armed Groups project website. - Other non-state armed groups
The West Nile Bank Front (WNBF) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), active against the government in the past, have been less active recently. However, in June 2005 the Ugandan government stated that the ADF was regrouping and rearming in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In late 2006, Karamoja warriors in the north-eastern region of the country clashed with government forces when the Ugandan army attempted to implement a forced disarmament programme.
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