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President Obama said Friday that he is sending 100 U.S. troops to Uganda to aid in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army, a band of rebels in central Africa accused of murder, rape, and kidnap during their 20-year fight against Ugandan security forces.

The president said that the troops could also deploy to South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Congo according to a letter Obama sent to congressional leaders.

"The support provided by U.S. forces will enhance regional efforts against the LRA," Obama wrote. "However, although the U.S. forces are combat-equipped, they will only be providing information, advice, and assistance to partner nation forces, and they will not themselves engage LRA forces unless necessary for self-defense."

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