US to send more troops to hunt LRA chief Kony

2,206 views · Published 24 March 2014 · 2:21 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics

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The US is sending military aircraft as well as an increased number of troops to Uganda to assist the hunt for Joseph Kony, the fugitive Ugandan leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).   The rebel leader fled Uganda following a sustained military campaign and is wanted by the International Criminal Court along with his senior commanders for war crimes.  Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane reports.

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