- Mount Elgon insurgency
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Mount Elgon insurgency Date 2005 - March 2008 Location Mount Elgon District, Kenya Status Kenyan Victory Belligerents Sabaot Land Defence Force Military of Kenya
Casualties and losses ~600 killed[1] The Mount Elgon insurgency was a conflict that started in 2005 when the Sabaot Land Defence Force militia revolted in the Mount Elgon area, Western Kenya.[2][3]
Contents
The insurgency
Reportedly, local church elders know of 200 people who have gone missing since being arrested; about 1500 have been formally charged.[4]
Crimes committed by the SLDF
Crimes committed by the Kenyan military
References
- ^ Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch (2008-04-02). "Kenya: Army and Rebel Militia Commit War Crimes in Mt. Elgon (Human Rights Watch, 3-4-2008)". Hrw.org. http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/03/kenya18421.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "The Statesman : News : 60 killed in Kenya land clashes". Thestatesmanonline.com. http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=2423§ion=1. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Dozens killed in Kenyan 'genocide'". ITN. http://itn.co.uk/news/ecafb099955398f2d53745a0e3b87fda.html. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ Opala, Ken (2009-03-09). "Mountain of the missing: Villages wait". Daily Nation (16094): pp. 4–5.
External links
Categories:- Mount Elgon District
- Wars involving Kenya
- 2005 in Kenya
- 2006 in Kenya
- 2007 in Kenya
- 2008 in Kenya
- 21st-century conflicts
- History of Kenya
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