Wikileaked: U.S. permission required for key Ugandan combat ops
• RawstoryA U.S. State Department cable prohibits the Ugandan regime from engaging in certain combat operations against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) without U.S. permission.
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A U.S. State Department cable prohibits the Ugandan regime from engaging in certain combat operations against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) without U.S. permission.
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