KAMPALA, March 22 (Xinhuanet) -- A top officer of the Ugandan
People's Defense Forces (UPDF) who was killed in a rebel attack
inside the Sudan has been flown back to Uganda, Ugandan Army
spokesman Shaban Bantariza told Xinhua Friday.
   The body of Captain Khelil Magara, spokesman of the 4th
Division of UPDF, was flown back to Gulu, northern Uganda, on
Thursday, according to Bantariza.
   The late Magara was among a few UPDF liaison officers deployed
among the Sudan People's Armed Forces (SPAF) as observers.  
   An estimated 150 Lord Resistance Army (LRA) rebels raided four
Sudanese government army units between Nisitu and Jabeleni, about
30 kilometers southeast of Juba city on Wednesday morning.
   At least nine rebels were killed on the spot and about two
dozens SPAF soldiers have reportedly died during the raid.
   Nisitu and Jabeleni, located in the Sudan government controlled
area, were home to LRA's camps before they shifted to Lubanga and
closer to the Ugandan border.
   Meanwhile, the UPDF has intensified helicopter gunship patrols
along Sudan-Uganda border since Monday in an attempt to track LRA
rebels.  Enditem