CNN Wire Staff
May 14, 2012
Uganda says it has captured a top commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army, the guerrilla movement notorious for its attacks on civilians and use of child soldiers.
Ugandan commanders displayed Caesar Achellam to reporters after his capture in what they said was a weekend raid in the Central African Republic. The CAR is one of several African Union countries that has committed troops to hunt down LRA chieftain Joseph Kony, who is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court.
“This is a big fish,” said Col. Felix Kulayigye, a Ugandan military spokesman. “For Caesar to be in our hands it is a big statement, as far as our efforts to end this rebellion.”
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