US troops now in 4 African countries to fight LRA

[MR2]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- U.S. troops helping in the fight against a brutal rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army are now deployed in four Central African countries, the top U.S. special operations commander for Africa said Wednesday.

The U.S. announced in October it was sending about 100 U.S. troops - mostly special operations forces - to Central Africa to advise in the fight against the LRA and its leader Joseph Kony, a bush fighter wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

Rear Adm. Brian L. Losey, the top U.S. special operations commander for Africa, said the U.S. troops are now stationed in bases in Uganda, Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic.

Balance here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...02-22-08-55-56

[Guymullins]

Originally Posted by MR2

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- U.S. troops helping in the fight against a brutal rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army are now deployed in four Central African countries, the top U.S. special operations commander for Africa said Wednesday.

The U.S. announced in October it was sending about 100 U.S. troops - mostly special operations forces - to Central Africa to advise in the fight against the LRA and its leader Joseph Kony, a bush fighter wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

Rear Adm. Brian L. Losey, the top U.S. special operations commander for Africa, said the U.S. troops are now stationed in bases in Uganda, Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic.

Balance here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...02-22-08-55-56

Hell holes all, and rife with diseases that have not yet been invented. These guys are going to earn their dollars. The LRA are unbelievably savage and primitive group. Their military skills are few, but they know their area and operate like ghosts within it.

[kgoerz]

Come on, you all can't be that blind. There are precious Metals there son.

[cat in the hat]

I worked for ADM Losey last year and He knows the value of SF in those environments. While he might lean towards his roots for other missions, when it comes to UW/FID, he knows who does it best.

[CloseDanger]

AFRICOM interactive map.

[spherojon]

This is the Kony 2012 movement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc