The Lord’s Resistance Army in Congo

The World

One of Africa’s most brutal rebel groups, the Lords Resistance Army, reportedly killed hundreds of villagers in the Democratic Republic of Congo last December. Today, a spokesman for the group denied the report. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Jeffrey Gettleman, East Africa Bureau Chief for the New York Times.

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