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| Joseph Kony: US military planes to hunt LRA leader | Joseph Kony: US military planes to hunt LRA leader |
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| The US has announced it is sending military aircraft and more special forces to look for Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony. | The US has announced it is sending military aircraft and more special forces to look for Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony. |
| At least four CV-22 Ospreys and refuelling planes, as well as 150 Air Force special forces personnel will arrive in Uganda this week, they say. | |
| Mr Kony is wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges. | Mr Kony is wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges. |
| The US first deployed some 100 special forces in 2011 to help African countries track him down. | The US first deployed some 100 special forces in 2011 to help African countries track him down. |
| His Lord's Resistance Army rebels are notorious for abducting children and forcing the boys to become fighters and keeping the girls as sex slaves. | His Lord's Resistance Army rebels are notorious for abducting children and forcing the boys to become fighters and keeping the girls as sex slaves. |
| Boys are forced to kill their own parents, so they think they cannot return home. | Boys are forced to kill their own parents, so they think they cannot return home. |
| The group first emerged in Uganda in the 1980s but its fighters now roam between Central African Republic, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. | The group first emerged in Uganda in the 1980s but its fighters now roam between Central African Republic, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| The US forces would be based in Uganda but would be used in other countries where the LRA was present, said National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden. | The US forces would be based in Uganda but would be used in other countries where the LRA was present, said National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden. |
| She said African Union-led forces would remain in charge of the operation, with the US retaining an advisory role. | She said African Union-led forces would remain in charge of the operation, with the US retaining an advisory role. |
| The US has offered up to $5m (£3.3m) for leads resulting in his arrest. | The US has offered up to $5m (£3.3m) for leads resulting in his arrest. |