Incident Summary:

01/24/2000: The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) attacked the Pabbo displaced persons camp and the Sobetra construction camp killing four people and injuring several others.

GTD ID:
200001240002

When:
2000-01-24

Country:
Uganda

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern

City:
Pabbo

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Sobetra construction camp
Specific Description Sobetra construction camp
Nationality of Target Uganda
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Pabbo displaced persons camp
Specific Description Pabbo displaced persons camp
Nationality of Target Uganda
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
“Uganda:Lord's Resistance Army Rebels Attack Camp, Kill 4,” The New Vision, January 26, 2000.