Makombo massacre

The Makombo massacre took place from 14 to 17 December 2009 in the Haut-Uele District of Democratic Republic of the Congo in the village and region of Makombo. Human Rights Watch (HRW) believes the attacks, which killed 321 people, were perpetrated by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which denied responsibility. Quotes The Makombo massacre is one of the worst ever committed by the LRA in its bloody 23-year history, yet it has gone unreported for months. The four-day rampage demonstrates that the LRA remains a serious threat to civilians and is not a spent force, as the Ugandan and Congolese governments claim. Said by Anneke Van Woudenberg, a senior Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch The people of northeastern Congo are in desperate need of more protection, not less The UN Security Council should stop any drawdown of MONUC peacekeeping troops from areas where the LRA threatens to kill and abduct civilians. DR Congo: Lord’s Resistance Army Rampage Kills 321 External link Category:History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo