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100 US troops to deploy to Uganda to aid fight against Lord’s Resistance Army

by Scott Wilson and Craig Whitlock

President Obama will send about 100 U.S. troops to Uganda and nearby countries to combat the Lord’s Resistance Army and kill or capture its leader, Joseph Kony, who has been charged with war crimes for a decades-long campaign against civilians in Central Africa.

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