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The Christmas massacres took place on 24–27 December 2008, when the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan rebel group, attacked several villages in Haut-Uele District, Democratic Republic of the Congo.〔〔Kennedy, Elizabeth A. (31 December 2008). "(Aid group: 400 dead in eastern Congo massacres )". The Associated Press. Retrieved on 4 January 2009.〕〔United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (6 January 2009). "(UNHCR visits Congolese towns attacked by Lord's Resistance Army )". Retrieved on 7 January 2009.〕 ==Attacks== The LRA attacks followed the beginning of a joint military operation on December 14, led by the Ugandan army with support from the Congolese, Southern Sudanese, and Central African Republic armies. The Ugandan army attacked the LRA headquarters in Congo's Garamba National Park, near the border with Sudan. Following this attack, the LRA dispersed into several groups, each of which targeted civilians along its path. The rebels waited until December 24 for the most devastating of their attacks, waiting until people had come together for Christmas festivities, then surrounding and killing them by crushing their skulls with axes, machetes, and large wooden bats.〔 Media reports indicated that more than 400 people were killed,〔 many of them hacked into pieces,〔BBC News (29 December 2008). "(Ugandan LRA 'in church massacre' )". Retrieved on 4 January 2009.〕 decapitated,〔 or burned alive in their homes.〔 Several people reportedly had their lips cut off as a "warning not to speak ill of the rebels",〔BBC News (30 December 2008). "(Christmas massacres 'killed 400' )". Retrieved on 4 January 2009.〕 and two three-year-old girls suffered serious neck injuries when rebels tried to twist their heads off.〔 More than 20,000 people were reported to have been displaced by the attacks,〔〔〔 and at least 20 children were abducted by the LRA.〔CNN (30 December 2008). "(Congo groups: 400 massacred on Christmas day )". Retrieved on 4 January 2009.〕〔Rice, Xan (29 December 2008). "(Nearly 200 killed as rebel militia raids villages in Congo )". ''guardian.co.uk''. Retrieved on 9 January 2009.〕 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that as many as 225 people, including 160 children, may have been abducted and more than 80 women raped.〔 According to Human Rights Watch, "the similar tactics and the near-simultaneous attacks indicate this was a planned operation meant to slaughter and terrorize as many civilians as possible".〔 The LRA has denied responsibility for the attacks; an LRA spokesman suggested that LRA defectors who had joined the Ugandan army may have been responsible.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 Christmas massacres」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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