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The LRA perpetrated 92 attacks in the latest year vs. 97 attacks in the year previous.
This is a -5.2% decrease in attacks.
The LRA perpetrated 5 killings and 386 abductions in the latest year vs. 14 killings and 296 in the year previous.
This is a -64.3% decrease in fatalities and a 30.4% increase in abductions.
May 30, 2019 // 2 LRA combatants, armed with AK-47s, ambushed 2 travelers 20 km east of Mboki. The assailants spoke Acholi, Lingala, and broken Pazande. They looted the victim's money, machetes, knives, wrenches, and bicycles before releasing them.
April 03, 2019 // Approximately 13 LRA combatants ambushed at least 19 people, including 3 women and 2 children, 11 km west of Naparka. The assailants took the civilians into the bush. They released 9 of the civilians on the same day but abducted 10 of the men.
May 06, 2019 // A boy escaped the LRA after spending 2 weeks in captivity. He had been abducted in Kpokpo on April 20. He was transferred to a medical center to receive care.