Brig. Dominic Ongwen of the Lord's Resistance Army is not dead, a DNA test carried out on his suspected corpse indicates. Instead, the rebel commander is now believed to be in southern Sudan, attempting to cross the Nile to join the LRA headquarters in northern DR Congo. Previously believed to be dead, Ongwen's suspected corpse was paraded by the UPDF in Soroti last year. "Yesterday, July 6, 2006, pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC unsealed the results of DNA tests conducted on the corpse reported to be that of LRA commander Dominic Ongwen,” the ICC announced in a statement. "The DNA results are negative, meaning that the body is not that of Dominic Ongwen." Read more at The Monitor.

At least six people were killed and 11 wounded when gunmen ambushed a German aid agency vehicle in southern Sudan on Monday. Five Sudanese teenagers riding in the back of a pick-up belonging to the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and one attacker were shot dead in the incident. About 30 gunmen, believed to be members of Uganda’s notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) stormed the truck carrying non-German GTZ employees and security guards and about 20 passengers, the witnesses said. However, the identities of the attackers could not be independently confirmed. Read more at The Sudan Tribune.

As preparations are made for peace talks, BBC News has compiled a profile of LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony. Click here to read Kony's short biography.

The Government of Uganda is to compensate families whose relatives have been killed by the LRA during the 20-year war. The chairman for northern security committee, Col. Walter Ochora, said the government has earmarked 58 billion Ugandan shillings for the compensation exercise beginning this year. Ochora said the government has budgeted Shs18 billion in addition to Shs40 billion, which has been offered by the donor community for the compensation. Read more at The Monitor.

President Museveni has ordered for the immediate formation of a commando battalion to wipe out the remnants of the LRA rebels in northern Uganda. The battalion, which shall be headed by Capt. Noel Mwesigye, formerly with the Presidential Guard Brigade, will support the regular UPDF troops to deal with any threats. According to a press release signed by the northern-based army spokesman, Lt. Chris Magezi, the battalion of the commandos, the first of its kind in the UPDF, will comprise of troops trained by Israeli commandos. Read more at The New Vision.