What the records say
- When
- 14 Dec 2008
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 4.00° N, 29.25° E
Placed at the area around the district it links, Garamba National Park.
Summary
Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Southern Sudan launch an operation against the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency in the DRC's Garamba National Park.
2008–2009 Garamba offensive
Attack on the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
The 2008–2009 Garamba offensive started on 14 December 2008, when joint Ugandan, DR Congolese and Southern Sudanese forces launched a botched military attack against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Garamba region of DR Congo.
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