Ugandan soldiers destroy primary security guard of fuyarde warlord John Kony

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan soldiers in the Primary African-american Republic have murdered the primary security guard of John Kony, the fuyarde go of the Lord's Level of resistance Military, a Ugandan army formal said Thursday.

Ugandan Col. Felix Kulayigye said the security guard, a insurgent innovator known only as Binani, was among a little number of of rebels when he was murdered in a firefight Saturday 280 kilometers (175 miles) northern of Djema, a platform in the Primary African-american Republic where Uganda-led African-american Partnership soldiers are being recommended by U.S. unique causes. It was not obvious if Kony, a self-styled mystic who has evaded catch for more than two years, was aspect of the number of rebels that left the strike in which Binani was murdered, Kulayigye said.

"He was a participant of the LRA great control," Kulayigye said of Binani. "He was Kony's primary security guard and he was also the LRA's main logistician."

Kulayigye said it is regrettable that Binani was not taken in existence. He might have distributed details on Kony, a vicious insurgent innovator whose location are unidentified, Kulayigye said.

Kony, whose revolt started in Uganda before growing to other areas of Primary African-american, was indicted by the Worldwide Legal Judge in 2005 for war criminal offenses and criminal offenses against humankind. Last season he became the concentrate of international interest after the U.S. loyality team Unseen Kids launched a well-known movie featuring LRA criminal offenses and contacting for Kony to be ceased from hiring children.

Ugandan authorities believe Kony may be concealing in a position known as Kafia Kingi, along the unpredictable Sudan-South Sudan edge.

The LRA, which used to have into the millions men, is now seriously deteriorated and spread in little figures in Congo, Southern Sudan, and the Primary African-american Republic. Only about 200 LRA rebels are still effective in the forest, according to the Ugandan army, but they can perform hit-and-run functions that terrorize villagers. They shift across the area's permeable boundaries in little categories that are challenging to identify in heavy forest, and are challenging for army causes to remove from a forest the dimension Portugal.

LRA watch dog categories such as the Enough Venture say it will be challenging to remove the LRA's top management without more soldiers on the floor as well as higher financial commitment in individual and antenna intellect. Last season the LRA murdered 39 citizens in Congo and the Primary African-american Republic, according to a review by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched delayed last season.

About 2,500 African-american Partnership soldiers tracking for Kony and other LRA commanders are served by 100 U.S. army experts. The U.S. has invested $30 million every season since 2008 on the LRA objective, such as on resources such as petrol for choppers, according to Daniel Travis, a U.S. Embassy spokesperson in Uganda.