Wednesday, December 7, 2011

DTN News - U.S. MILITARY NEWS: US Special Forces Are Assisting Ugandan Troops To Capture LRA Chief Joseph Kony

DTN News - U.S. MILITARY NEWS: US Special Forces Are Assisting Ugandan Troops To Capture LRA Chief Joseph Kony

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 7, 2011: US soldiers assist Ugandan Airforce personnel as they package food supplies at a military airbase in Entebbbe, Uganda on December 6, 2011. The food supplies were destined for frontline Ugandan troops hunting rebel group, The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).

US Presdient Barack Obama in October sent 100 special forces soldiers to track down LRA Chief and international fugitive Joseph Kony who has been active across four countries in the region for over two decades. The US state department currently gives 17 million US dollars each year to Uganda to cover the costs of transporting Ugandan forces to the affected areas. (Photo - Getty)

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