Senior Lord's Resistance Army commander surrenders to US troops

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Source: Agence France-Presse

Senior Lord's Resistance Army commander surrenders to US troops

Agence France-Presse in Kampala and Washington
theguardian.com, Wednesday 7 January 2015 13.47 GMT

A senior commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army – the brutal insurgent force which has terrorised a swath of central Africa – has surrendered to American forces.

Uganda’s military confirmed on Wednesday that Dominic Ongwen was in the custody of US special forces in Central African Republic.

“His surrender puts the LRA in the most vulnerable position,” army spokesman Paddy Ankunda said, adding that Ongwen had first surrendered to CAR’s Seleka rebels, before being handed over to American forces.

It remains unclear if US forces will now hand Ongwen over to Uganda, with the LRA commander facing crimes against humanity and war crimes charges at the international criminal court.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/06/lords-resistance-army-commander-surrenders-central-african-republic

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1. I thought this mission ended.

I guess not.

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3. Link?

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4. Thanks RD

Although I know I read this info, I can't find it; so without finding the source link, I'll delete my reply and hope that it is true that they are still searching.

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5. Looks like I'm wrong too

I thought I read the mission was ending, but I can't find something saying that. I found this link about the charity closing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025965228