Joseph Kony’s child soldier rebel force may be close to surrendering to the coalition of DRC, Subaneses, and Ugandan military forces according to Congolese officials. The rebel leader may also be among those 250 rebels remaining in the Garamba swamps. The rebels have been the target as a result of Operation Lighting Thunder, a military operation designed by United States miliary officials to drive the LRA out of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kony’s second and third in command are also said to be in the progress of surrending to Congolese forces, but both failed to surrender to UN peace keepers in Sudan.

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The trapped rebels have been responsible for over 900 civilian deaths since the beginning of January. LRA rebels devastated civilians in their retreat from attacks by Operation Lighting Thunder. For more information on these attacks visit our report here.