( CNN ) -- The U.S. State Department is offering $ 5 million for information leading to the `` arrest , transfer or conviction '' of three top leaders of the Lord 's Resistance Army , the department announced Wednesday . One of those leaders , Joseph Kony , was the focus of a massive social media campaign called `` Kony 2012 . '' Kony is wanted by the International Criminal Court at the Hague for war crimes and crimes against humanity , stemming in part from allegations that he conscripted children as soldiers and sex slaves in his army , which operates in parts of Uganda and other parts of central Africa . A small number of U.S. special forces are advising and assisting regional military efforts authorized by the African Union , the State Department said . Some of those U.S. advisers have been operating in southeastern Central African Republic , according to the department . The reward money is available through the Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act , which U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law in January . CNN 's Devon Sayers contributed to this report .
U.S. State Department offers $ 5 million for Lord 's Resistance Army leaders . One of them is Joseph Kony , who gained notoriety through a 2012 social media campaign . He was captured in Uganda and has been accused by the United Nations of committing war crimes against civilians.