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By Cathy Majtenyi
Nairobi
04 October 2006
The Ugandan army has resumed patrolling areas of war-torn northern Uganda that were exempt1 from patrols under a truce2 signed between the government and a rebel group. Talks between the two sides are apparently3 still going on.
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Members of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (July 2006 file photo) |
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"We have the responsibility that in northern Ugandan where there is no adequate police, we also do ordinary law and order maintenance. So there is nothing like a war, there is no war here," he explained.
Meanwhile, Reuters news agency quotes top rebel official Vincent Otti as saying that he thinks the army is trying to goad4 the rebels into fighting, but that the rebels have no intention of attacking the army or civilian5 populations and are instead committed to the peace talks.
In August, the two sides signed a landmark6 truce to pave the way for negotiations7 to end almost two decades of civil war, during which the rebel group is said to have committed brutal8 atrocities9 against civilian populations.
Under the terms of the agreement, rebel fighters were to have come out of the bush and assemble in two neutral camps in southern Sudan, while rebel and government representatives were to meet in the Sudanese town of Juba.
Media reports indicate that more than 1,000 rebel fighters have assembled in or near the designated camps, but government officials claim most of the rebels have failed to assemble in the designated camps.
Army spokesman Kulayigye tells VOA he thinks the renewal10 of the patrols will not hinder the peace talks.
"Peace talks are going on and our team is still in Juba, and we have a session this afternoon at three o'clock," he said. "Nonetheless, criminals will not wait for Juba to end. Our interest is providing normal protection to the people, it is nothing about combat operations."
From its inception11 in August, the peace process has been plagued with problems.
Throwing a major obstacle into the process has been the issuing of arrest warrants against the top rebel leadership by the International Criminal Court. The rebels have said they would not attend the talks until the ICC drops the war crimes charges. The ICC says the charges still stand.
The north has been plagued by a civil war since the late 1980s that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced almost two million more.
Members of the elusive12 rebel group have been blamed for gross human rights violations13 in the area.
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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n.刺棒,刺痛物;激励;vt.激励,刺激 | |
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adj.平民的,民用的,民众的 | |
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n.陆标,划时代的事,地界标 | |
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协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过 | |
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adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的 | |
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9 atrocities | |
n.邪恶,暴行( atrocity的名词复数 );滔天大罪 | |
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10 renewal | |
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来 | |
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11 inception | |
n.开端,开始,取得学位 | |
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12 elusive | |
adj.难以表达(捉摸)的;令人困惑的;逃避的 | |
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13 violations | |
违反( violation的名词复数 ); 冒犯; 违反(行为、事例); 强奸 | |
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