2008–2009 Garamba offensive

2008–2009 Garamba offensive
Part of the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
Date14 December 2008 – 15 March 2009
(3 months and 1 day)
Location
North-Eastern DR Congo
Result Unclear
Belligerents
 Uganda
 South Sudan
 DR Congo		 Lord's Resistance Army
Commanders and leaders
Yoweri Museveni Joseph Kony
Casualties and losses
Unknown Estimated 146+ rebels killed

The 2008–2009 Garamba offensive (codenamed Operation Lightning Thunder) started on 14 December 2008, when joint Ugandan, DR Congolese and Southern Sudanese forces launched a botched military attack against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Garamba region of DR Congo.

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