Ugandan troops enter South Sudan

Uganda says it has deployed troops in South Sudan capital
Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it", Uganda's military chief said on Tuesday, but South Sudan's information minister denied the presence of troops, as tensions between South Sudan's president and first vice president stoke fears of a return to war.
Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow
Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war in the east African nation.
South Sudan denies Ugandan troops have deployed to its capital
South Sudan's government has denied earlier reports that Uganda had deployed special forces to its capital, Juba. Uganda's military chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the soldiers had gone to the neighbouring country to help South Sudanese President Salva Kiir "secure" the city.
Uganda says special forces deploy in South Sudan capital amid tensions
Uganda's military chief said Tuesday his country had deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it" as tensions between President Salva Kiir and his First Vice President Riek Machar stoke fears of a return to civil war.
Uganda deploys troops in South Sudan as civil war fears grow
Tension mounts in South Sudan as power deal between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar unravels.
Uganda sends troops to South Sudan as potential war looms
South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, has been repeatedly consumed by deadly feuding among politicians and militia leaders since its independence from Sudan in 2011. An estimated 400,000 people died in prolonged fighting in the oil-rich African country from 2013 to 2018.
Uganda Army Chief Says Troops Deployed to South Sudan's Capital
Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudan's capital Juba, the Ugandan army chief said Tuesday, after rising tensions threatened a fragile peace agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.
Uganda deploys special forces in South Sudan to ‘secure’ President Salva Kiir
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) also first son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said that Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan’s capital Juba to “secure it” as tensions between President Salva Kiir and his First Vice President Riek Machar stoke fears of a return to civil war.
Attacks, Ugandan troops undermine South Sudan minister’s assurance of calm
The situation in South Sudan is fragile and getting worse, with growing political and military instability. The claims made by the information minister do not reflect the reality on the ground.
Ugandan troops enter South Sudan as tensions rise
The deployment comes amid fears that a fragile peace deal could collapse following recent fighting between rival forces in the northeast. Ugandan army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba confirmed the move, saying,
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