2008 Christmas massacres

Christmas massacres
2008 Christmas massacres is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
2008 Christmas massacres
2008 Christmas massacres (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
LocationSeveral villages in Haut-Uele District
Date24–27 December 2008
Deaths620–860+[1]
PerpetratorsLord's Resistance Army

The 2008 Christmas massacres were a series of attacks in several villages in Haut-Uele District, Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on 24–27 December 2008.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AFP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Kennedy, Elizabeth A. (31 December 2008). "Aid group: 400 dead in eastern Congo massacres[dead link]". The Associated Press,retrieved on 4 January 2009.
  3. ^ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (6 January 2009). "UNHCR visits Congolese towns attacked by Lord's Resistance Army Archived 16 April 2013 at archive.today".Retrieved on 7 January 2009.