The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said Wednesday that it will take military action against Uganda's rebel army, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), in the northeast of the country.
The proportion of the Ugandan rebel force in northeastern province of Orientale has made big threats to local security and the peace of the central region of Africa, General Kifua, commander of DRC's 9th military area, said Wednesday in Kisangani,the capital of Orientale.
Kifua said the DRC would participate in military actions with Uganda and Sudan, and has got all the necessary materials ready.
However, Kifua didn't disclose any details of the action plan.
UN peacekeepers and DRC soldiers were jointly deployed in the eastern provinces during the past week, after new attacks from the LRA. Last Friday, the rebels requested the International Criminal Court to drop charges against their elusive leader Joseph Kony before the final ceasefire could be signed.
Peace talks between the Ugandan government and the LRA have collapsed several times due to a lack of mutual trust.
The LRA's two-decade insurgency has killed thousands of people and uprooted more than 2 million others in northern Uganda. The rebel force has spread to a larger area including southern Sudan and northeast DRC.
Source:Xinhua
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