Ugandan Internal Affairs Minister Ruhakana Rugunda stated that they were waiting to see the effect on the ground.[17] ICC indictee Raska Lukwiya was killed in battle on 12 August 2006; the LRA asked for three days of mourning though a spokesman said that talks would continue.[2] Ugandan President Museveni set a 12 September 2006 deadline to finalize a peace deal.[18] The government and LRA signed a truce on 26 August 2006.