Historical Dictionary of Terrorism Third Edition

400 • LORENZO ZELAYA POPULAR REVOLUTIONARY FORCESgovernment, began operations in southern Sudan to crush all LRAinsurgents there, leading to an escalation of LRA attacks both withinUganda and in Sudan.During 2000 there were only two reported LRA attacks killingonly two people. On 26 April 2002 the LRA attacked a funeral processionin southern Sudan, killing all 60 mourners. On 24 July theLRA kidnapped the brother of former Ugandan president Tito OkelleLutwa. During 2003 the LRA carried out three attacks, killing 56and injuring at least 20 people. In 2004 there were six LRA attackskilling 312 and injuring 129. On 21 February 2004 one LRA raid ofa refugee camp alone killed 239 and injured at least 60. During 2005there were at least 13 LRA attacks killing 69 and injuring at least 37.These attacks consisted mainly of ambushes of convoys or singlevehicles traveling in rural areas or attacks on villages, but there wasone attack killing a nongovernmental organization (NGO) worker.During 2006 there were only two recorded LRA attacks, but one on5 July 2006 killed six NGO workers and injured 11 others. As of May2007 the LRA was responsible for 33 terrorist incidents in which 540people have been killed and 308 injured. Meanwhile, the InternationalCriminal Court issued arrest warrants for Joseph Kony and hisright-hand man, Vincent Otti, on 8 July 2005 and on 27 September2005 issued three more warrants for other LRA leaders on charges ofcrimes against humanity and war crimes including murder, rape, andenslavement. Since 12 July 2006 the LRA and Ugandan governmenthave engaged in peace talks, leading to a cease-fire on 26 August2006 and requiring the LRA to quit Uganda and to move to two designedzones within Sudan.LORENZO ZELAYA POPULAR REVOLUTIONARY FORCES(FRP-LZ). The Fuerzas Revolutionarias Populares Lorenzo Zelayawas a Honduran guerrilla group seeking to overthrow theHonduran government through a Marxist-Leninist revolution. Ittargeted U.S. diplomatic facilities and firms as well as those ofLatin American countries whose policies supported U.S. initiativesagainst the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. FRP-LZmembers claimed to have received training in Nicaragua and Cuba.Most of their actions were confined to Honduras, although they aresaid to have served as auxiliaries in the Sandinistas’ internal waragainst the contras.