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Uganda may pardon Joseph Kony associate, official says

Uganda may give amnesty to a top Joseph Kony associate arrested last week, a government official said, in an arrangement that would disappoint activists who want Caesar Acellam tried for Lord's Resistance Army atrocities.Defense Minister Crispus Kiyonga said late Monday the circumstances of Acellam's arrest -- whether he was captured or gave himself up -- would be crucial to a possible decision to pardon the most powerful LRA commander to have left the bush."First, we are waiting for him to be brought back to Uganda to get clarity on the circumstances under which he was captured," Kiyonga said. "Let's wait. We assess each (amnesty) case on its merit. We are waiting for him to arrive and then we will take a cool-headed decision."Acellam is being held in Nzara, a village in South Sudan that is the administrative hub of Uganda's anti-Kony operation. The Ugandans are being advised by U.S. Special Forces sent last year by President Barack Obama to help regional governments eliminate LRA lea...

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  1. Ugandan officials suggest Joseph Kony is getting support from Sudan

    Ugandan officials are renewing a claim made with some frequency over the years: That rebel leader Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army are receiving backing fr...

  2. In hunt for Joseph Kony , boredom and discontent set in as warlord continues to elude capture

    An Internet campaign that's gone viral aims to capture notorious rebel leader Joseph Kony, but Ugandan foot soldiers who have spent years searching for the man are s...

  3. Ugandan official: Joseph Kony commander to be investigated, may be tried if enough evidence

    A Ugandan official says a top Joseph Kony associate recently captured in the jungle will be "investigated" and may be put on trial if there is sufficient evidence ag...

  4. How a plan to make Joseph Kony famous changed our world

    A week ago many people had never heard of a man named Joseph Kony ; and now he may be one of the most famous people on the planet. However, Joseph Kony isn't a break...

  5. Army official: top Joseph Kony commander captured by Ugandan forces after brief jungle battle

    A Ugandan army official says Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-C...

  6. Lawmakers to push for reward on information about African warlord Joseph Kony's whereabouts

    Joseph Kony's days are numbered as offers of amnesty have produced better intelligence on the brutal African warlord's whereabouts, a top senator said Wednesday as l...

  7. Clinton, in Uganda , hopes that drones will soon see through jungle cover to find Joseph Kony

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she hopes drones will soon be able to see through jungle cover so they can locate warlord Joseph Kony.Clin...

  8. Uganda Kony -hunting soldiers battle menace of the jungle: Killer crocodiles, poachers, bees

    For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters with the Lord's Resi...

  9. African Union force to step up hunt for Kony

    The African Union will send 5,000 soldiers to join the hunt for rebel leader Joseph Kony in a new military mission officials say is necessary to remove the Lord's Re...

  10. Boredom, discontent set in among Kony hunters

    An Internet campaign that's gone viral aims to capture notorious rebel leader Joseph Kony, but Ugandan foot soldiers who have spent years searching for the man are s...

  11. Anti-Kony campaign draws renewed support on Hill, opens door to more US involvement

    Aided by a viral video campaign and celebrity sponsorship, the push to capture African warlord Joseph Kony is gaining a fresh round of support on Capitol Hill and co...

  12. Sudan not helping LRA leader Kony , US says; Uganda says Kony in Congo after crossover to Sudan

    The leader of the brutal rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army has crossed back into Congo after having been in Sudan, a Ugandan official said Friday, while a U.S. ...

  1. US advisers say local civilian support is key to capturing rebel leader Joseph Kony

    Adye Sunday isn't sure about the calls to kill or capture Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony. Though the elusive warlord abducted her when she was 13 and forc...

  2. US advisers say local civilian support is key to capturing rebel leader Joseph Kony

    Adye Sunday isn't sure about the calls to kill or capture Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony. Though the elusive warlord abducted her when she was 13 and forc...

  3. US special forces team up with African forces in hunt for wanted warlord Joseph Kony

    Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent. It's also where three international armies ...

  4. US special forces team up with African forces in hunt for wanted warlord Joseph Kony

    Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent. It's also where three international armies ...

  5. Joseph Kony commander to be investigated, Uganda official says

    Ugandan official says a top Joseph Kony associate recently captured in the jungle will be "investigated" and may be put on trial if there is sufficient evidence agai...

  6. Official says Joseph Kony associate may get amnesty; some activists want him prosecuted

    Uganda may give amnesty to a top Joseph Kony associate arrested last week, a government official said, in an arrangement that would disappoint activists who want Cae...

  7. Hunt for central Africa warlord Joseph Kony lacks troops, weapons, money

    The head of a planned African Union force to hunt warlord Joseph Kony said on Wednesday that he can't start his task because he doesn't have troops, equipment or the...

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