Arrow boys

They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The Arrowboys have had enough.

1.They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The Arrowboys have had enough.

Kumbomjaki John waits for supplies to bring to other Arrowboys in the bush who are planning an ambush of an LRA unit. They have caught two LRA fighters and know that there are around 60 civilians in the group, many of them kidnapped in a village nearby not long ago.

1.They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The Arrowboys have had enough.

They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The Arrowboys have had enough. Wilson Bawegeyo holds a locally made gun – a fabricacio. They are usually made for hunting animals, and are not always very reliable. Many prefer the bow and the arrow, it takes less time to reload.

Waranga Komboli stands in front of his temporary hut. A few days ago a man from his village was brutally killed by the LRA. When they found his body they quickly packed their things, left their village and ran towards the town.

1.They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The Arrowboys have had enough.

1.Luke Umerebati is 27 years old and joined the southern Sudanese army at the age of eight, while it was still a guerrilla movement. He served as a military also after the peace treaty was signed, but two years ago, three of the cousins he grew up with, and whom he sees as his brothers and sisters, were kidnapped by the LRA. Luke deserted and joined the Arrowboys to try to find them. Now he is one of their strategists.

1.Mary Midsummer calls herself an Arrowgirl. When the Arrowboys from the village clash with the LRA, it is the job of the Arrowgirls to burn the dead bodies of the enemy. But first they take their weapons. “I’m never afraid, when they attack you, you feel nothing but rage” she says.

1.Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The picture shows an IDP woman, outside her temporary home in a spontaneous camp in Yambio, south Sudan.

They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The Arrowboys have had enough. From the left: John, Bobby, Michael, Paul and Fastino.

They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The Arrowboys have had enough.

1.They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. Duatuka John, Kumbomjaki John and Sabeko John wait for supplies to bring to other Arrowboys in the bush who are planning an ambush of an LRA unit. They have caught two LRA fighters and know that there are around 60 civilians in the group, many of them kidnapped in a village nearby not long ago.

1.They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics.

They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics.

They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. In front stands Fastino reloading his clip.

1.Zanna Gbiawote was out in the fields with her mother when the LRA attacked them. She panicked, left her baby on the ground an ran into the bush. She hid for three days and could hear how they tried to find her. When she finally made it back, the people of the village celebrated. They thought she was dead. She also found her baby, Anisa, with her mother. She had taken the baby and also managed to escape.

1.They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. In front stands Gabriel Kandiso, smoking.

1.The LRA is a menace in this part of southern Sudan, as well as in parts of DR Congo and the Central African Republic. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008, according to UN statistics. Some are not as lucky as those who manage to flee.

1.Mbati Mathias lives in a refugee camp close to Yambio, southern Sudan. He crossed the border from the Central African Republic, after his family was killed by the LRA. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee in Sudan, DR Congo och CRA, because of LRA attacks since December 2008, according to UN statistics.

Luke Umerebati is 27 years old and joined the southern Sudanese army at the age of eight, while it was still a guerrilla movement. He served as a military also after the peace treaty was signed, but two years ago, three of the cousins he grew up with, and whom he sees as his brothers and sisters, were kidnapped by the LRA. Luke deserted and joined the Arrowboys to try to find them. Now he is one of their strategists.

1.They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The Arrowboys have had enough.

They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The picture shows a newly built grave. Here lies one of the Arrowboys who was sent out two days ago to check the terrain. The LRA caught him first. When his friends found him, his body was so badly beaten that only the clothes revealed his identity.

Madame Simon sits next to her friend Yodita Maminzi. She fled her home seven days ago, after her brother in law was killed by the LRA. He had been beaten at the back of his head, his throat was cut off and they had stung him with a spear.Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics.

Luke Umerebati is 27 years old and joined the southern Sudanese army at the age of eight, while it was still a guerrilla movement. He served as a military also after the peace treaty was signed, but two years ago, three of the cousins he grew up with, and whom he sees as his brothers and sisters, were kidnapped by the LRA. Luke deserted and joined the Arrowboys to try to find them. Now he is one of their strategists.

They call themselves Arrowboys – a vigilante’s group of thousands of frustrated farmers of southern Sudan. They earned their name from the fact that they seldom have more than bows and arrows to fight their enemy, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), with. The few guns they have are home made, or stolen from killed LRA fighters. Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The Arrowboys have had enough.

Angelo Augostino is 20 years old and was captured by the LRA. "They beat me so much and tied me with a ropa around my waist like a goat" he says. He managed to escape after a few days.Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The picture shows an IDP woman, outside her temporary home in a spontaneous camp in Yambio, south Sudan.

Joseph Bakasoro is the governor of Western Equatoria. He wants to arm the Arrowboys in order to finish the LRA problem in the area.Since the civil war in Uganda ended, one of the world’s most dreaded guerrilla groups has divided into smaller units which now operate in southern Sudan, northern DR Congo and the Central African Republic instead. Here they terrorise the local communities by looting, mutilations, kidnappings and rape. Over 140 000 people have been forced to flee because of LRA attacks since December 2008 in the three countries, according to UN statistics. The picture shows an IDP woman, outside her temporary home in a spontaneous camp in Yambio, south Sudan.

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