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Acholi Leaders Worry New Bill Could Lead to Direct U.S. Military Attacks
President Obama has 174 days to come up with a strategy to disarm the LRA, and support reconstruction efforts in northern Uganda. Acholi leaders worry the bill might authorize more direct U.S. military attacks against the LRA, which could destabilize the region. »
Obama Signs LRA and Northern Uganda Recovery Act
Late yesterday afternoon, President Obama signed the Lord's Resistance Army and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, which requires Obama in the next 180 days to come up with a focused strategy to defeat the LRA. The bill will also provide $10 million a year in aid to reconciliation efforts in Uganda. »
LRA Loses More Than Half Its Force, But More Lethal than Ever
Due to a partnership between Africom and the UPDF, the LRA has lost more than half of its forces. But rather than losing steam, it's committing some of the worst massacres in its history-- in the DR Congo. »
