Ugandan troops killed 19 rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in a string of attacks over the last three days, a spokesman for the east African country's army said on Sunday. The attacks took place in remote parts of Gulu and Pader districts, where the elusive LRA has waged an 18-year-old war against the government of President Yoweri Museveni. Both sides embarked on the most significant peace talks for a decade in December and the government has announced a limited ceasefire zone to facilitate more talks -- but outside the zone fighting has continued. "Eight rebels were killed on Feb. 10 in the hills of Kilak sub-county, Gulu district," said Lieutenant Ronald Kakarungu, acting army spokesman for northern Uganda. "Then in the last two days we have killed 11 others, nine in Pader district and another two in Gulu," he said. Gulu and Pader are about 300 km (220 miles) north of the capital, Kampala. Due to insecurity in the areas, it was not possible to verify the report independently. --More 2314 Local Time 2014 GMT
