Uganda faces many problems that inhibit development, such as civil war and corruption. Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army has abducted tens of thousands of children and committed brutal acts of violence. While the US initially did not want to get involved, citizen advocacy groups helped pressure the US to send troops to Africa to try to stop Kony, though his attacks continue today. Idi Amin's regime from 1971-1979 was also very brutal, killing thousands of citizens, and his mismanagement weakened Uganda economically and internationally.