Sudanese Youth Take Up Arms Against the LRA

Youth in southern Sudan are taking up arms against the Lord'sResistance Army, a Ugandan militant group. This particular localmilitia, the Arrow Boys, is using all available weapons to protecttheir village from cross-border attacks. Though the Sudanese governmentis pushing for disarmament, groups like the Arrow Boys are reluctant togive up arms when they feel they can protect themselves moreeffectively than the central government. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamidreports.

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