Sudan: Ugandan troops accused of plundering trees

Ugandan troops looted truckloads of valuable trees from south Sudan when they were pursuing Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels who were hiding in the region, a research group said on Friday. The Swiss-based Small Arms Survey said the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) cut teak trees in southern Sudan's Equatoria region during Operation Iron Fist, which had been approved by the Khartoum government.