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100 US soldiers to Uganda to help regional forces

United States will send troops to Uganda to battle against the Lord's Resistance Army and later to be deployed in other African nations.

The notorious LRA is blamed for many kidnapping, murder and rape cases from Uganda. At least 30,000 people died as the LRA spread terror in northern Uganda for more than 20 years, displacing some two million people.

LRA is well known for kidnapping children, forcing the boys to become fighters and using girls as sex slaves. (a story often seen in Rambo movies but unfortunately this is how things really are in Uganda)

The sent US soldiers were authorized to shoot to kill if necessary and capture all LRA members.

US President Barak Obama did not provide details regarding how long will the deployment last, but a US military spokesman later declared to major news outlets that the "forces are prepared to stay as long as necessary to enable regional security forces to carry on independently".