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| Uganda rebels 'kidnapping' in CAR | Uganda rebels 'kidnapping' in CAR |
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| More than 150 people have been abducted recently in Central African Republic, in raids that officials have blamed on Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels. | More than 150 people have been abducted recently in Central African Republic, in raids that officials have blamed on Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels. |
| Most of the villagers abducted were women and girls, and they had been abused, a CAR parliamentarian said. | Most of the villagers abducted were women and girls, and they had been abused, a CAR parliamentarian said. |
| The Ugandan government and the LRA are due to sign a peace deal on 5 April. | The Ugandan government and the LRA are due to sign a peace deal on 5 April. |
| Earlier this month, the Ugandan authorities said LRA leader Joseph Kony had moved to CAR from his base in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Earlier this month, the Ugandan authorities said LRA leader Joseph Kony had moved to CAR from his base in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| This move violated the terms of a ceasefire agreement. | This move violated the terms of a ceasefire agreement. |
| Mboli Nani, MP for Obo in south-eastern CAR, said that some kidnap victims who had escaped from the rebels testified they had been beaten by their abductors. | Mboli Nani, MP for Obo in south-eastern CAR, said that some kidnap victims who had escaped from the rebels testified they had been beaten by their abductors. |
| Night-time attacks | Night-time attacks |
| He said the armed men spoke English, Arabic and Lingala. | He said the armed men spoke English, Arabic and Lingala. |
| "The style they used is the style of the LRA," Mr Nani told the BBC. | "The style they used is the style of the LRA," Mr Nani told the BBC. |
| "They attack in the night slowly and quietly - they take people and they steal goods." | "They attack in the night slowly and quietly - they take people and they steal goods." |
| Humanitarian sources have confirmed that 150 people have been abducted in south-eastern CAR in recent days, the BBC's Arnaud Zajtman reports. | Humanitarian sources have confirmed that 150 people have been abducted in south-eastern CAR in recent days, the BBC's Arnaud Zajtman reports. |
| United Nations humanitarian officials have sent a mission to the region, but its findings have not yet been made public. | United Nations humanitarian officials have sent a mission to the region, but its findings have not yet been made public. |
| The 22-year conflict between the LRA and the Ugandan government in northern Uganda has left thousands dead and nearly two million displaced. | The 22-year conflict between the LRA and the Ugandan government in northern Uganda has left thousands dead and nearly two million displaced. |
| The LRA insists that the war crimes indictments placed on its leaders at the International Criminal Court are lifted before they sign the deal. | The LRA insists that the war crimes indictments placed on its leaders at the International Criminal Court are lifted before they sign the deal. |
| Uganda's government says the LRA leaders should face justice locally, not in The Hague but it does not have the power to get the arrest warrants cancelled. |