Lord's Resistance Army

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African villagers embrace U.S. role in hunt for Lord's Resistance Army leader
2/13/12 - The U.S. troops arrived two months ago and by most accounts have yet to undertake any military actions. But their mere presence has transformed this tattered out-of-the-way enclave of Congolese refugees, Ugandan soldiers and traumatized local residents into an upbeat cluster of newfound hope.
Central African Republic: Refuge for the Lord’s Resistance Army
Obama dispatches 100 troops to Africa
10/14/11 - "Obama dispatches 100 troops to Africa" to end the LRA
Uganda
At the height of the conflict, nearly 2 million northern Ugandans were living in internally displaced persons, or IDP, camps.
Uganda Violence - "Since 1987 the LRA has abducted tens of thousands of children, forcing them to serve as soldiers, porters, or sex slaves."