Joseph Kony, the Ugandan leader of the Lord's Resistance Army. Credit: Reuters
Anti-Kony Mission In Africa Could Stretch Well Into 2015 -- USA Today
The Pentagon mission to help four central African nations track warlord Joseph Kony could extend deep into 2015, according to records released Wednesday.
As part of Operation Observant Compass, the United States is providing military advisers and transport services in a four-nation region of Uganda, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. The operation started in October 2011 when President Obama authorized the deployment of about 100 special operations forces to the region to help Uganda stop Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army.
The document posted by the U.S. Transportation Command calls for an extension of helicopter services that would be based in Obo, a city in the southeastern Central African Republic. The two helicopters will fly about 150 hours a month, with a special "surge" period that would add 30 more hours of flight time for a two-week period. The contract solicitation spells out requirements into November 2015.
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My Comment: This part of Africa has been in turmoil for decades. The idea that the U.S. anti-Kony mission in Africa will stretch into 2015 is not a surprise .... I in fact expect this mission to become permanent even if Kony and his forces are eventually eliminated because they are just one of many groups that are committing atrocities in this region.
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