LRA commander 'to be sent to ICC'

A senior militia commander wanted for war crimes has been handed over to Ugandan troops in the Central African Republic, CAR.

Dominic Ongwen, considered by some to be a deputy to the Lord's Resistance Army, LRA Chief Joseph Kony, was taken into US custody last week.

Rebels in the CAR said he was captured but US officials say he defected.

Uganda says he will face trial at the International Criminal Court.

The LRA has abducted thousands of children for fighting and sex slavery.

Both Mr Ongwen and Joseph Kony are wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

BBC