The United Nations has welcomed the handover of 2,500 soldiers to an African Union (AU) regional task force established to hunt down members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), the rebel group that gained notoriety for its atrocities in Uganda, but which has in recent years extended its violence to neighbouring countries.
"This important moment is the culmination of our collective efforts to put an end to the activities of the LRA, a renegade rebel movement that has become infamous over the years for the untold sufferings wrought upon the local populations of the affected countries," said Abou Moussa, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA).
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