The LRA perpetrated 95 attacks in the latest year vs. 161 attacks in the year previous.
This is a -41.0% decrease in attacks.
The LRA perpetrated 15 killings and 282 abductions in the latest year vs. 7 killings and 504 in the year previous.
This is a 114.3% increase in fatalities and a -44.0% decrease in abductions.
May 29, 2018 // After looting Yangou Dacko the same day, a group of men, women, and children suspected to be LRA looted the village of Yangou-Péndéré, CAR, at 15:00. The assailants spoke Acholi, Lingala,and Sango.
May 19, 2018 // An LRA group abducted 12 civilians in Badolo, including 3 young boys, 2 young girls, and 7 adult men. They spoke Lingala and Acholi, and wore UPDF-like uniforms. They said they planned on attacking the villages of Nambagu, Esse, Kapilo and Samungu, DRC.
May 25, 2018 // A young Congolese boy defected from the LRA near the DRC bank of Mbomou River and arrived in Mboki, CAR, at 11:00. He had been abducted near Ango, DRC, in 2017, and had been tortured. He was transported to a safe location and received medical care.