COIN case: LRA Lords Resistance Army

[M-A Lagrange]

The LRA are equivalent to "special forces"? Not sure about that.

Also not sure about what chance of success an 80 patrol would have in a strange and foreign jungle which the hunting grounds of the LRA.

I would assume this operation was an aberration. And there is no military skill in killing 800 civilians.

I need to try and find out more about the results of combat between the LRA and the Ugandan Army. I accept that the leadership of the LRA which has been there for years now has become wily and cunning and they know the terrain like the back of their hands. But that is about as far as I'm prepared to go on this.

JMA,

Take the time to look at the LRA threat (Africa section): http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ead.php?t=7483. It is quite instructive with a lot of links to detailed reports.

Personnaly, I do not think that LRA is a SF but they did kick the UN pretty hard.
And yes, I do not think there is any courage and skills in killing women and children. That's why Kony needs to be put on trial and face what he did.

But we are far from the Chabab bombing in Kampala.