Rebel movements and proxy warfare: Uganda, Sudan and the Congo (1986-99)

Sudan and Uganda have for many years carried out an undeclaredwar. One little-known aspect of this conflict is the use ofZaire/Congo as an outside battlefield where proxy guerrillaorganizations either fought each other or fought the armiesof their sponsor’s enemy. From a small scale prior to1996, the conflict grew to occupy a major place in terms ofmen engaged and battles fought after this proxy war morphedinto the bigger ‘Congolese’ conflict which developedfrom the fall of President Mobutu and lasted until 2002.