▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic . ▁ ▁These ▁forces ▁continued ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁A U - R TF ▁through ▁to ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁But ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁U . S . ▁operations ▁would ▁shortly ▁be ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁after ▁the ▁Lord ' s ▁Res istance ▁Army ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁' ir re lev ance '. ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁nine ▁months ▁of ▁operations , ▁Brig ad ier ▁Dick ▁Ol um ▁went ▁to ▁serve ▁with ▁the ▁U g and an ▁cont ing ent ▁in ▁Som alia ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁Union ▁Mission ▁in ▁Som alia . ▁U g and an ▁Brig ad ier ▁Sam ▁K av uma ▁replaced ▁him ▁as ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁A U - R TF . ▁ ▁Int ens ified ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁re bel ▁group ▁were ▁then ▁indicated ▁by ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁' Operation ▁Mon so on ' ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁announced ▁that ▁Ok ot ▁Od h iam bo , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁L RA ' s ▁top ▁leaders , ▁was ▁killed . ▁His ▁death ▁was ▁later ▁confirmed ▁as ▁having ▁occurred ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁success ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁camp ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁remaining ▁re bel ▁bands ▁was ▁reported ▁destroyed . ▁