Regional Cooperation Initiative for the elimination of the LRA
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The Regional Cooperation Initiative for the elimination of the LRA[note 1] (RCI-LRA) with its military arm, the African Union Regional Task Force (AU-RTF or RTF) was a multi-national operation to counter the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).[2] On 22 November 2011 the AU Peace and Security Council authorized the RCI-LRA with the mandate to "strengthen the operational capabilities of the countries affected by the atrocities of the LRA, create an environment conducive to the stabilization of the affected areas, free of LRA atrocities, and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to affected areas."[3] The United Nations provided logistical support, the European Union and African Union contributed additional funding, and the United States provided non-combat military and strategic support.[1]
Abbreviation | RCI-LRA |
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Formation | 22 November 2011; 12 years ago (2011-11-22) |
Dissolved | September 20, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-09-20) |
Headquarters | Yambio, South Sudan |
Chair | AU Commissioner for Peace and Security |
Parent organization | African Union |
Regional Task Force | |
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Active | 2011 – 2018 |
Countries | Uganda, DRC, South Sudan, CAR |
Allegiance | African Union |
Type | Multinational force |
Role | Combined operations |
Size | 3,350 (2013)[1] |
Nickname(s) | AU-RTF |
Engagements | Counter-LRA operations |
Operations began in central Africa in March 2012. RTF military operations effectively ended in mid-2017 with the withdrawal of Ugandan and U.S. troops, and the AU officially ended the RCI-LRA on 20 September 2018.[4]