Defector Claiming To Be LRA Deputy Commander Surrenders

January 07 2015

Central African Republic

An apparent senior leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan insurgent group, has turned himself in to U.S. forces in the Central African Republic, reports the BBC.

A man claiming to be Dominic Ongwen surredered, said a U.S. official on Tuesday, as cited by Channel News Asia.

The Ugandan military is trying to identify him, said a spokesman on Wednesday. Washington is also attempting to verify the man's identity.

The LRA defector is being held in the southeastern CAR...

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