Lord’s Resistance Army

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March 25, 2014

President Obama offers assistance to Africa under the radar

theGRIO REPORT - Obama is sending troops and military aircraft to Uganda, adding to the 100 U.S. troops already in…
March 24, 2014

President Obama orders increase in special forces to hunt Joseph Kony

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending military aircraft as well as an increased number of special operations forces to…
November 21, 2013

Central African Republic: Joseph Kony wants to surrender

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kony, who has been indicted on charges of crimes against humanity, has evaded capture for decades...
April 3, 2013

African forces suspend hunt for warlord Kony

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - African troops in Central African Republic have suspended the hunt for the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony…
August 3, 2012

Hillary Clinton hopes for improved drones to find Kony

ENTEBBE, Uganda (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she hopes drones will soon be able…
June 14, 2012

‘Black Panther’ fans may want to check out ‘Unknown Soldier’

theGRIO REPORT - The Unknown Soldier is a comic re imagined by writer Joshua Dysart and illustrated by Alberto Ponticelli,…
May 13, 2012

Caesar Acellam, top Joseph Kony commander, captured

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight…
April 30, 2012

US special forces help in hunt for warlord Kony

OBO, Central African Republic (AP) - Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the…
April 3, 2012

US kids clamor for Congress to act against Kony

WASHINGTON (AP) - The voices demanding that Congress stop the brutality of African warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance…
March 23, 2012

African Union force to step up hunt for Kony

ENTEBBE, Uganda (AP) - The African Union will send 5,000 soldiers to join the hunt for rebel leader Joseph Kony…
March 21, 2012

Kony 2012: Senate pushes measure condemning Joseph Kony

WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan group of 34 senators has introduced a resolution condemning a ruthless guerrilla group accused of…
March 9, 2012

How Oprah helped the 'Stop Kony' documentary go viral

theGrio TECH -- Lots of people are wondering how a 30-minute documentary by an unknown filmmaker, about a guerilla leader…
October 25, 2011

US insists operation in Africa a limited mission

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing skeptical members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, administration officials said the roughly 100 American troops…
October 20, 2011

Why the US is sending troops to Uganda

TheGRIO REPORT - The deployment is the biggest effort by the U.S. to eradicate the cult-like group the Lord's Resistance…
October 14, 2011

Obama sending troops to aid Africa anti-insurgency

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Friday he's dispatching roughly 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to help battle…