US aircraft to aid hunt for LRA chief Kony

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7. We're also using our resources wisely here. The SF troops are backing up the African Union troops

tasked to search for him and the PLA soldiers. From SF Channel 4:

The deployment of more military personnel will boost the 100 U.S. troops who have been supporting African forces as military advisers since 2011. They are not authorized to engage in direct combat with LRA fighters except in self-defense. The U.S. advisers are assisting about 2,500 African Union troops to chase LRA fighters in a jungle about the size of France.

Uganda’s military praised the deployment of the CV-22 Osprey, a versatile aircraft that can fly like a plane and a helicopter. Its ability to take off and land vertically should make it useful in the heavy jungle areas where the troops are operating.

“These aircraft are very helpful. They enhance our capacity, particularly in the search operations, reconnaissance, airlifts,” said Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda, the Ugandan military spokesman.

The LRA is perhaps Africa’s most infamous rebel group, thanks to the efforts of U.S.-based watchdog group Invisible Children that highlighted Kony’s crimes in 2012 in an online video that was widely viewed and urged the international community to put more resources toward ending the LRA threat.

http://news.kron4.com/news/reports-us-military-gets-closer-to-catching-joseph-kony/

When the evil monster that is Kony is captured it will truly be a cause for celebration. A lot of child soldiers and children sold into sex slavery will have much deserved closure.