The LRA is accused of murdering, kidnapping and rape of thousands of Central African States (French)
Decided to U.S. President Barack Obama send 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to provide advice to the forces fighting the elements of the LRA, and accused of humanitarian abuses.
This came in a letter to Congress saying that those forces will not participate in the fighting directly only when necessary for self-defense, asserting that its work will be limited to providing advice to the forces that work to get rid of LRA leader Joseph Kony and other leaders in this group.
Obama said in his letter that his troops to be sent first to Uganda is also spreading in southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic to promote the interests of U.S. national security and foreign policy.
He added that the groups that belong to the Lord's Resistance Army have killed and raped and kidnapped hundreds of thousands of men, women and children in these countries, where tens of thousands during two decades, indicating that continues to commit "atrocities" in that area have an impact on regional security.
He stressed that the support provided by U.S. forces will enhance efforts against the LRA, noting that despite the combat readiness of U.S. forces, they will provide only the information, advice and assistance to the forces of participating countries, and will not clash with the forces of the LRA only to the need for self-defense.
Source: Agencies