Yahoo! News - Obama sending troops to aid Africa anti-insurgency
Yahoo! News reports: "Intervening in a volatile and brutal crisis, President Barack Obama said Friday he has dispatched 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to support a years-long fight against a guerrilla group accused of horrific atrocities. Obama said they were sent to advise, not engage in combat, unless forced to defend themselves [...] The move was intended to show some engagement to lessen the impact of one of the worst protracted wars in Africa."