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Kony hunt lacks resources

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has warned that an African Union and U.S.-backed military force hunting fugitive warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army lacks resources needed to be effective.

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Kony hunt lacks resources

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  1. Fighters loyal to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) pose inside the forest near River Mbou in the Central African Republic (CAR) in this handout picture dated April 4, 2012. Uganda has captured Caesar Achellam, one of the top five members of the LRA, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes, the military said. The Ugandan army said it caught Achellam, a major general in Kony's outfit of about 200 fighters, in an ambush along the banks of the River Mbou on May 12, 2012. Picture taken April 4, 2012. REUTERS/Handout

  2. Ugandan soldiers patrol through the central African jungle during an operation to fish out notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony in April 2012. Kony's Lord Resistance Army has abducted more than 600 child soldiers and sex slaves over the past two years even as the hunt for the rebel leader intensifies, the UN said Wednesday. (AFP Photo/Yannick Tylle)

  3. Lord Resistance Army's (LRA) Major General Joseph Kony, in this exclusive image, poses at peace negotiations between the LRA and Ugandan religious and cultural leaders in Ri-Kwangba, southern Sudan, November 30, 2008. REUTERS/Africa24 Media

  4. Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Caesar Achellam and family undergo a medical check-up on arrival at the army operation base in Nera in South Sudan May 13, 2012, after he was captured by Ugandan soldiers tracking down LRA fugitive leaders at a forest bordering the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda captured Achellam, one of the top five members of the LRA, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes, the military said on Sunday. REUTERS/James Akena

  5. Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Caesar Achellam gestures as he talks to the media in Djema May 13, 2012, after he was captured by Ugandan soldiers tracking down LRA fugitive leaders at a forest bordering the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda captured Achellam, one of the top five members of the LRA, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes, the military said on Sunday. REUTERS/James Akena

  6. Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Caesar Achellam (R) and one of his soldiers pose for a photograph near River Mbou in the Central African Republic (CAR) in this handout picture dated May 1, 2012. Uganda has captured Achellam, one of the top five members of the LRA, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes, the military said. The Ugandan army said it caught Achellam, a major general in Kony's outfit of about 200 fighters, in an ambush along the banks of the River Mbou on May 12, 2012. Picture taken May 1, 2012. REUTERS/Handout

  7. U.S. Army special forces Captain Gregory, 29, from Texas, center, who would only give his first name in accordance with special forces security guidelines, speaks with troops from the Central African Republic and Uganda, in Obo, Central African Republic, Sunday, April 29, 2012, where they are searching for infamous warlord Joseph Kony. Obo was the first place in the Central African Republic that Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked in 2008 and today it's one of four forward operating locations where U.S. special forces have paired up with local troops and Ugandan soldiers to seek out Kony and hope he will stand trial at the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity after his forces cut a wide and bloody swath across several central African nations. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

  8. Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Caesar Achellam is seen in Owiny Kibul in this September 20, 2006 file photo. Uganda People's Defence Forces said Achellam, a major general in LRA leader Joseph Kony's outfit of about 200 fighters, had been captured in an ambush on May 12, 2012 along the banks of the River Mbou in neighbouring Central African Republic. REUTERS/James Akena

  9. This photo taken Friday, April 27, 2012, shows an aerial view over northern Uganda. Some locals in Gulu in northern Uganda have other concerns that complicate the military mission of forces now hunting for Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, such as the fear of reprisal attacks if they are thought to be helping the authorities find him, or concerns that troops hunting him will not be able to distinguish between the regular LRA fighters and their abducted children. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

  10. A soldier from the Central African Republic looks out over the dense forest as he stands guard at a building used for joint meetings between them and U.S. Army special forces, in Obo, Central African Republic, Sunday, April 29, 2012. Obo was the first place in the Central African Republic that Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked in 2008 and today it's one of four forward operating locations where U.S. special forces have paired up with local troops and Ugandan soldiers to seek out Kony. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

  11. In this photo taken Friday, April 27, 2012, Adye Sunday, 25, right, who was abducted when she was 13 by Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony and forced to be one of his dozens of \"wives\" and says he's also the father of her two children, one of whom Betty, 3, stands at left, prepares food to sell at a center set up to help those who have left or fled the LRA, in Gulu, Uganda. Adye Sunday isn't sure about the calls to kill or capture LRA leader Joseph Kony, who inspires conflicted thoughts among some people in northern Uganda, despite more than 3,000 children being abducted by the LRA since 2008, according to the U.N. and Human Rights Watch. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

  12. In this photo of Thursday April 19, 2012 Ugandan soldiers hunting for fugitive warlord Joseph Kony00a0deep in the Central African Republic jungle patrol the area. For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters between Ugandan troops and Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare that the Kony hunters worry about other things when they walk the jungle: armed poachers, wild beasts, honey bees, and even a widely-ranging fly that torments their ears during day. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)

  13. In this photo of Thursday April 19, 2012 Ugandan soldiers hunting for Joseph Kony walk through the jungle near River Vovodo, Central African Republic . For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters between Ugandan troops and Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare that the Kony hunters worry about other things when they walk the jungle: armed poachers, wild beasts, honey bees, and even a widely-ranging fly that torments their ears during day. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)

  14. In this photo of Wednesday April 18, 2012 Ugandan troops load supplies to be sent to squads00a0hunting for rebel leader Joseph Kony deep in the Central African Republic jungle. For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters between Ugandan troops and Lords Resistance Army rebels are so rare that the Kony hunters worry about other things when they walk the jungle: armed poachers, wild beasts, honey bees, and even a widely-ranging fly that torments their ears during day. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)

  15. A Ugandan soldier, who is tracking down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fugitive leaders, walks at a forest bordering Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, near river Chinko April 19, 2012. The Ugandan "hunting squad" pushes through the thick jungle of central Africa in search of the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony. The 58-man special operations group, codenamed 77-kilo, is at the forefront of a reinvigorated international drive to close the net on the sadistic Kony and the remnants of his depleted LRA rebel group. Picture taken April 19, 2012. REUTERS/Justin Dralaze

  16. Passersby walk under a projection that is part of the non-profit organization Invisible Children's "Kony 2012" viral video campaign, in New York April 20, 2012. REUTERS/Keith Bedford

  17. Residents watch the premiere of "Kony 2012", a 30-minute YouTube film created by the nonprofit group Invisible Children, in Lira district located 376 km (234 miles) north of Uganda's capital Kampala March 13, 2012. REUTERS/James Akena

  18. Supporters watch a projection that is part of the non-profit organization Invisible Children's "Kony 2012" viral video campaign in New York April 20, 2012. Invisible Children shot to prominence in March 2012 when its video on Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and his brutal Lord's Resistance Army drew more than 100 million hits on social media. REUTERS/Keith Bedford

  19. This July 31, 2006 file photo shows Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, during a meeting with a delegation of 160 officials and lawmakers from northern Uganda and representatives of non-governmental organizations in Congo near the Sudan border. An activist group based in Southern California is getting worldwide attention for a video that documents wartime atrocities in Africa. The film released Monday, March 7, 2012 is part of an effort called KONY 2012. It targets the Lord's Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony, a bush fighter wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. (AP Photo, File)

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