Mount Elgon insurgency
| Mount Elgon insurgency | |||||||
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 Mount Elgon | |||||||
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| Sabaot Land Defence Force |
 Military of Kenya | ||||||
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| ~600 killed[1] | |||||||
The Mount Elgon insurgency was a conflict that started in 2005 when the Sabaot Land Defence Force militia revolted in the Mount Elgon area, Western Kenya.[2][3]
The Insurgency
Reportedly, local church elders know of 200 people who have gone missing since being arrested; about 1500 have been formally charged.[4]
References
- ↑ Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch (2008-04-02). "Kenya: Army and Rebel Militia Commit War Crimes in Mt. Elgon (Human Rights Watch, 3-4-2008)". Hrw.org. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ "The Statesman : News : 60 killed in Kenya land clashes". Thestatesmanonline.com. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ "Dozens killed in Kenyan 'genocide'". ITN. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ Opala, Ken (2009-03-09). "Mountain of the missing: Villages wait". Daily Nation (16094). pp. 4–5.
External links
- “All the Men Have Gone”: War Crimes in Kenya’s Mt. Elgon Conflict (Human Rights Watch)
- Kenya: Army and Rebel Militia Commit War Crimes in Mt. Elgon (Human Rights Watch)
- Mount Elgon, Kenya: A terrorised population in desperate need of assistance (MSF)
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