Obama sending troops to aid Africa anti-insurgency

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.