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US troops now in 4 African countries to fight LRA
AP -- U.S. troops helping in the fight against a brutal rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army are now deployed in four Central African countries, the top U.S. special operations commander for Africa said Wednesday.
The U.S. announced in October it was sending about 100 U.S. troops _ mostly special operations forces _ to Central Africa to advise in the fight against the LRA and its leader Joseph Kony, a bush fighter wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
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Rear Adm. Brian L. Losey said there are no drone aircraft currently being used by U.S. troops involved in the counter-LRA fight. U.S. forces are working on improving communications in the region and how to integrate intelligence.
Many of the U.S. forces are stationed in Uganda. Others are based in Obo, Central African Republic; Dungu, Congo; and in Nzara, South Sudan, Losey said. Each of those locations had established bases where troops from partner countries have been based.
The LRA operates in an area the size of California, Losey said.
Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/world/africa/us-troops-now-in-african-countries-to-fight-lra/article_cfe18847-9fe6-52d7-bec6-7d26312937db.html#ixzz1n9Bq6LQx
The U.S. announced in October it was sending about 100 U.S. troops _ mostly special operations forces _ to Central Africa to advise in the fight against the LRA and its leader Joseph Kony, a bush fighter wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
-- snip --
Rear Adm. Brian L. Losey said there are no drone aircraft currently being used by U.S. troops involved in the counter-LRA fight. U.S. forces are working on improving communications in the region and how to integrate intelligence.
Many of the U.S. forces are stationed in Uganda. Others are based in Obo, Central African Republic; Dungu, Congo; and in Nzara, South Sudan, Losey said. Each of those locations had established bases where troops from partner countries have been based.
The LRA operates in an area the size of California, Losey said.
Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/world/africa/us-troops-now-in-african-countries-to-fight-lra/article_cfe18847-9fe6-52d7-bec6-7d26312937db.html#ixzz1n9Bq6LQx
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