The Rev. Michael Ssenfuma, a visiting Catholic priest from Uganda, says Mass at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Montgomery, Ala., on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, the day Catholics nationwide began using a new translation of the Roman missal. (AP Photo/David Bundy)
U.S. Army soldiers and Uganda People's Defense Force soldiers participate in a closing ceremony for operation Atlas Drop 11, an annual joint aerial delivery exercise, in Soroti, Uganda, in April. While putting few U.S. troops at risk, the United States is providing intelligence and training to fight militants across the continent, from Mauritania in the west along the Atlantic Ocean, to Somalia in the east along the Indian Ocean. (Associated Press)
Joseph Kony is the ruthless leader of the Lord's Resistance Army and the biggest target for Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who has committed thousands of troops to fight militants from al-Shabab, a group with ties from al Qaeda. (Associated Press)
"Otherwise, remember what happened in Uganda's capital," said al-Shabab spokesman Ali Mohamud Rage in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Monday. (Associated Press)
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said, "We shall never have troops coming to fight for us. I cannot accept foreign troops to come and fight for me. We have the capacity to fight our wars." He said U.S. personnel will gather intelligence. (Associated Press)
A broken bed lies in the mud in Gombe village in the Bulambuli district of Uganda, about 175 miles from the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Landslides killed at least 40 people on Monday, including children buried in their homes, officials said. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)
Damaged tables and chairs are among the debris strewn outside a restaurant in Kampala, Uganda, on July 12, 2010, after an explosion the day before. Simultaneous al-Shabab-linked blasts tore through crowds watching the World Cup final at a rugby club and the restaurant, killing 78. (Associated Press0
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (center) arrives for the inauguration ceremony of Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan at the main parade ground in Nigeria's capital of Abuja on May 29, 2011. (Associated Press File)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (center, wearing a hat) inspects a guard after being sworn in as president at Kololo Airstrip in the capital city of Kampala on May 12, 2011. Mr. Museveni is starting a fourth term that will extend his rule to 30 years. (Associated Press)
