Uganda receives 14 former LRA rebel fighters repatriated from CAR

ENTEBBE, Uganda, July 23: Uganda on Saturday received 14 former fighters of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group repatriated from the Central African Republic (CAR).

The first batch of former rebels led by Maj. Gen. Ali Acaye, alias "Doctor", together with 14 of their wives and 33 children who have been holed up in the jungles of CAR, arrived at Entebbe International Airport, 40 kilometers south of Kampala, the capital city, by a chartered flight.