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Ugandan Truce Takes Effect

HeadlineAug 29, 2006

One of Africa’s deadliest wars could be at a major turning point as a truce goes into effect today. The Ugandan government and the rebel group Lord’s Resistance Army have agreed to a ceasefire that will see the LRA withdraw its forces over the next three weeks. Over 100,000 people have been killed and nearly two million displaced in Uganda’s twenty-year conflict.

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