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Joseph Kony

Joseph Kony (left) (AP Photo)

Obama administration offers $5M Kony bounty

Matthew Lee, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration on Wednesday offered up to $5 million in rewards for information leading to the capture of Lord's Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony, two of his top aides and a Rwandan rebel leader suspected of crimes against humanity...
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African forces suspend hunt for warlord Kony

Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - African troops in Central African Republic have suspended the hunt for the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony because the new government there is not cooperating with the mission, Uganda's top military official said Wednesday...
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In this Sunday, April 29, 2012 file photo, troops from the Central African Republic stand guard at a building used for joint meetings between them and U.S. Army special forces, in Obo, Central African Republic, where U.S. special forces have paired up with local troops and Ugandan soldiers to seek out Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). The U.S.-based Enough Project advocacy group said in a report released Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 that the hunt for the African warlord Joseph Kony is hopeless without more troops and urges American forces to "play a more operational role" on the ground. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Group: US troops should actively hunt for Kony

Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The hunt for the African warlord Joseph Kony is hopeless without more troops, an advocacy group said Friday, urging American forces to "play a more operational role" in the vast Central Africa jungle...
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Clinton hopes for improved drones to find Kony

Matthew Lee, Associated Press
ENTEBBE, Uganda (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she hopes drones will soon be able to see through jungle cover so they can locate warlord Joseph Kony...
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Hunt for Kony lacks funding, troops and equipment

Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press
The head of a planned African Union force to hunt warlord Joseph Kony said on Wednesday that he can't start his task because he doesn't have troops, equipment or the necessary funding.
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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 07: Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Camille Reign and Will Smith attend the 'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted' New York Premier at Ziegfeld Theatre on June 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Top Joseph Kony commander captured

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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border..
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US special forces help in hunt for warlord Kony

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OBO, Central African Republic (AP) - Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent. It's also where three international armies have zeroed in on Joseph Kony...
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Boredom, discontent set in among Kony hunters

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DJEMA, Central African Republic (AP) - Ugandan foot soldiers who have spent years searching for the man are starting to ask a question their top commanders prefer to ignore...
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US kids clamor for Congress to act against Kony

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The voices demanding that Congress stop the brutality of African warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army belong to America's children...
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