January 14, 2015
THE WORLD'S POLICEMAN:
US special forces hand over Ugandan rebel chief Ongwen (Deutsche-Welle, 1/14/15)
American troops handed over Ugandan rebel chief Dominic Ongwen on Wednesday to Ugandan soldiers.Ongwen has been wanted by the ICC for crimes including murder, enslavement, mutilation, and attacks against civilians. He had been acting as the top commander of a Uganda-based armed fraction when hesurrendered on January 6 in the Central African Republic.US troops based in CAR transfered Ongwen to the custody of Ugandan soldiers who working for the African Union Regional Task Force there.US Embassy spokesman Daniel Travis confirmed the transfer hand over, calling it a "major step forward" for the future of the region terrorized by the Lord's Resistance Army.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 14, 2015 2:02 PM
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