Mount Elgon insurgency

Mount Elgon insurgency

Mount Elgon
Date2005 - March 2008
LocationMount Elgon District, Kenya
Status Kenyan Victory
Belligerents
Sabaot Land Defence Force Kenya 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]

The Insurgency

Reportedly, local church elders know of 200 people who have gone missing since being arrested; about 1500 have been formally charged.[4]

References

  1. 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. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. "The Statesman : News : 60 killed in Kenya land clashes". Thestatesmanonline.com. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. "Dozens killed in Kenyan 'genocide'". ITN. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  4. Opala, Ken (2009-03-09). "Mountain of the missing: Villages wait". Daily Nation (16094). pp. 4–5.
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