By Nick Amies

The alliance of 19 aid agencies fears that the LRA, a sectarian religious and military group which formed out of a rebellion in Uganda in the 1980s, will step up its attacks on remote communities in Sudan, Central African Republic and DR Congo during the Christmas period.

The group, led by war crimes suspect Joseph Kony, already carries out attacks in these regions up to four times a week, according to a report published by the agencies alliance, which includes Oxfam, Christian Aid, Refugees International, World Vision and War Child UK.

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