Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
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The Lord's Resistance Army insurgency was a brutal, long-running rebel conflict in northern Uganda and surrounding regions, marked by mass abductions, child soldiers, and atrocities against civilian populations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency | 2 |
| Lord's Resistance Army insurgency canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11368591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Context triple: [Acholi people, historicalExperience, Lord's Resistance Army insurgency]
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A.
Ituri conflict
The Ituri conflict was a brutal ethnic and resource-driven war in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, marked by widespread atrocities between rival militias and severe humanitarian crises in the early 2000s.
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B.
Ugandan Bush War
The Ugandan Bush War was a protracted guerrilla conflict (1981–1986) that brought Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Army to power in Uganda and shaped the rise of several future regional leaders.
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C.
Boko Haram insurgency
The Boko Haram insurgency is a prolonged Islamist militant campaign in and around northeastern Nigeria marked by mass violence, abductions, and displacement of civilians.
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D.
South Sudanese Civil War
The South Sudanese Civil War was a brutal internal conflict that erupted in 2013 between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and those aligned with former Vice President Riek Machar, causing massive displacement, ethnic violence, and humanitarian crisis in the world’s newest country.
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E.
Kivu conflict
The Kivu conflict is a prolonged, multi-sided armed struggle in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, driven by ethnic tensions, control of mineral resources, and regional power dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Target entity description: The Lord's Resistance Army insurgency was a brutal, long-running rebel conflict in northern Uganda and surrounding regions, marked by mass abductions, child soldiers, and atrocities against civilian populations.
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A.
Ituri conflict
The Ituri conflict was a brutal ethnic and resource-driven war in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, marked by widespread atrocities between rival militias and severe humanitarian crises in the early 2000s.
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B.
Ugandan Bush War
The Ugandan Bush War was a protracted guerrilla conflict (1981–1986) that brought Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Army to power in Uganda and shaped the rise of several future regional leaders.
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C.
Boko Haram insurgency
The Boko Haram insurgency is a prolonged Islamist militant campaign in and around northeastern Nigeria marked by mass violence, abductions, and displacement of civilians.
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D.
South Sudanese Civil War
The South Sudanese Civil War was a brutal internal conflict that erupted in 2013 between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and those aligned with former Vice President Riek Machar, causing massive displacement, ethnic violence, and humanitarian crisis in the world’s newest country.
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E.
Kivu conflict
The Kivu conflict is a prolonged, multi-sided armed struggle in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, driven by ethnic tensions, control of mineral resources, and regional power dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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civil conflict ⓘ insurgency ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
forced conscription of children
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mass abductions of civilians ⓘ mass displacement of populations ⓘ mutilations and killings ⓘ sexual slavery ⓘ use of child soldiers ⓘ widespread atrocities against civilians ⓘ |
| conflictParty |
Government of Uganda
NERFINISHED
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Lord's Resistance Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda People's Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| endTime |
around 2006 in northern Uganda
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continued at lower intensity into the 2010s in Central Africa ⓘ |
| hasCause |
aftermath of the Ugandan Bush War
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collapse of earlier rebel movements such as the Holy Spirit Movement ⓘ ethnic and regional tensions between north and south Uganda ⓘ political marginalization of northern Uganda ⓘ |
| humanRightsViolation |
crimes against humanity
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war crimes ⓘ |
| leader | Joseph Kony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Acholi sub-region
NERFINISHED
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Central African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ border regions of Sudan ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Joseph Kony
NERFINISHED
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Okot Odhiambo NERFINISHED ⓘ Raska Lukwiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Otti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
African Union regional task forces
NERFINISHED
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Government of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda People's Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States military advisors supporting regional forces ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Lord's Resistance Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
African Union
NERFINISHED
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International Criminal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
creation of internally displaced persons camps in northern Uganda
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displacement of more than one million people in northern Uganda ⓘ regional humanitarian crisis in Central Africa ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Juba peace talks
NERFINISHED
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Operation Iron Fist NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Lightning Thunder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1987 ⓘ |
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Subject: Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Description of subject: The Lord's Resistance Army insurgency was a brutal, long-running rebel conflict in northern Uganda and surrounding regions, marked by mass abductions, child soldiers, and atrocities against civilian populations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency
this entity surface form:
Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency