Xinhuanet - A top commander of Uganda’s rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has announced that he is tired of war and is negotiating his surrender with the Ugandan military.
“Akiki said over 100 rebel fighters have been killed and over 60 abductees rescued from the elusive rebel group. He said the military is closing in on Kony and soon or later he will be captured or killed.”
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