Source: The Washington Post
[excerpt] Col. Joseph Balikkudembe said women and children have died from hunger while in the custody of the LRA, though he did not provide any death tolls. He said that pregnant women and children under 10 were suffering the most.

“The majority of the abductees are dying due to lack of food,” he told The Associated Press by email from the Central African Republic, where he is helping lead the manhunt for LRA fighters and their leader, Joseph Kony.

Balikkudembe said that Kony has ordered his men to stop raiding communities for food, apparently to avoid being detected.

“They are feeding on wild yams commonly known as abato,” he said. “The yams are scarce, and they (rebels) are always on the run.”

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