Incident Summary:

02/24/2005: Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) members attacked and mutilated eight women in Uganda’s Kitgum (District). The women left a camp they were living in to get water from a nearby well when LRA members accosted them and proceeded to cut off their lips.

GTD ID:
200502240003

When:
2005-02-24

Country:
Uganda

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern

City:
Kitgum district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Uganda
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Melee Knife or Other Sharp Object
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information This was one of four related incidents (cf. 200502240005, 200502240006, 200502240007).
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 8 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 8
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Nearly 30 Killed or Mutilated as LRA Steps Up Attacks in Uganda," Agence France Presse, February 25, 2005.