Feared Uganda rebel chief not in Darfur: Sudan army

Mon Mar 15, 7:24 AM

KHARTOUM (AFP) - The Sudanese army on Monday denied reports that the feared leader of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebel group has found refuge in the western region of Darfur.

"Joseph Kony is not in Darfur," Sudanese army spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Saad told AFP.

"And even if he had wanted to go, know that Darfur is not a favourable environment for the LRA," he said. LRA rebels "are used to fighting in the forests," while Darfur is semi-desert.

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