Non-State Soldiers of Africa
Lesson Overview
Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army possess a unique mixture of capabilities that pose not only a significant threat to the region of south-central Africa but also to US interests in the area, including access to strategic resources and creating stability to deny international terrorists a safe-haven. In short, Kony and the LRA have some of the standard capabilities that make many insurgent groups succeed at their nefarious aims (active organization, elusiveness, domination of the human terrain, exploitation of regional resources and interstate borders) and other capabilities more unique (ability to exploit mass population removals and exfiltrate in the face of superior and dense presence of opposing armies and forces). Other groups in Africa vary in capabilities but not in their reach for exploiting the unique cultural and geographical contours of that confident. Understanding context is thus also important.
Discuss the following groups:
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA): its background, capability, strategy, and threat in the region
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND): its history, strategy, and threat
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM): its background, recruiting and threat
Fully utilize the materials that have been provided to you to support your response.
This essay should be in APA style four full pages at least 275 words per page. Also, it should include an introduction, analysis, a summary, and a minimum of 8 references. You may also use any additional academic references related to the subject. Note: The writing must be free from grammatical errors as well as free of Plagiarism. Please, check the work before delivering it.
