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| Ugandan army confirms it will leave South Sudan | Ugandan army confirms it will leave South Sudan |
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| Ugandan troops will start leaving South Sudan by the end of this week, according to the head of the Ugandan force in the country. | Ugandan troops will start leaving South Sudan by the end of this week, according to the head of the Ugandan force in the country. |
| This was a key rebel demand during drawn-out talks which led to a peace deal in August. All foreign forces were meant to have left by 10 October. | This was a key rebel demand during drawn-out talks which led to a peace deal in August. All foreign forces were meant to have left by 10 October. |
| Meanwhile, a rebel leader has told the BBC the deal is unlikely to work and said he may take up arms again. | Meanwhile, a rebel leader has told the BBC the deal is unlikely to work and said he may take up arms again. |
| Tens of thousands of people have died since the civil war began in 2013. | Tens of thousands of people have died since the civil war began in 2013. |
| Uganda has not revealed how many troops it has in South Sudan, where they are supporting the government. | |
| But they are stationed in three bases: The international airport in Juba; in Nesitu just south of the capital and at their biggest base in the town of Bor, which is hosting some 3,500 soldiers. | But they are stationed in three bases: The international airport in Juba; in Nesitu just south of the capital and at their biggest base in the town of Bor, which is hosting some 3,500 soldiers. |
| The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga in Uganda says that a neutral regional force is meant to step in once Uganda withdraws but it is not clear when that will happen. | The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga in Uganda says that a neutral regional force is meant to step in once Uganda withdraws but it is not clear when that will happen. |
| Senior rebel leader Gen Johnson Oloni said he might resume fighting because of President Salva Kiir's recent decree creating 18 new states. | Senior rebel leader Gen Johnson Oloni said he might resume fighting because of President Salva Kiir's recent decree creating 18 new states. |
| He called the plan a "naked power-grab", the BBC's Tim Franks reports from South Sudan. | He called the plan a "naked power-grab", the BBC's Tim Franks reports from South Sudan. |
| He also said the government was undermining the deal with attacks on civilians. | He also said the government was undermining the deal with attacks on civilians. |
| The rebel leader said land appropriations had pushed his ethnic group to use force in the past and they could do so again. | The rebel leader said land appropriations had pushed his ethnic group to use force in the past and they could do so again. |
| Gen Johnson is head of the Shilluk militia, which has been accused by the UN children's agency Unicef of abducting hundreds of boys and forcing them to become child soldiers. | Gen Johnson is head of the Shilluk militia, which has been accused by the UN children's agency Unicef of abducting hundreds of boys and forcing them to become child soldiers. |
| The US had proposed that he should be subject to a travel ban and assets freeze, along with an army chief, but this was blocked by Russia and Angola at the UN Security Council. | The US had proposed that he should be subject to a travel ban and assets freeze, along with an army chief, but this was blocked by Russia and Angola at the UN Security Council. |
| South Sudan's elusive peace: | South Sudan's elusive peace: |
| Five obstacles to peace in South Sudan | Five obstacles to peace in South Sudan |
| Men of dishonour | Men of dishonour |
| South Sudan gained independence from neighbouring Sudan four years ago making it the world's youngest country. | South Sudan gained independence from neighbouring Sudan four years ago making it the world's youngest country. |
| Two years later, in December 2013, a conflict erupted after President Salva Kiir accused Riek Machar, his sacked deputy, of plotting a coup. | Two years later, in December 2013, a conflict erupted after President Salva Kiir accused Riek Machar, his sacked deputy, of plotting a coup. |
| Mr Machar denied the allegation, but then formed a rebel army. | Mr Machar denied the allegation, but then formed a rebel army. |
| Much of the fighting has been carried out along ethnic lines, between Mr Machar's Nuer group and Mr Kiir's Dinka, the two dominant ethnic groups in South Sudan. | Much of the fighting has been carried out along ethnic lines, between Mr Machar's Nuer group and Mr Kiir's Dinka, the two dominant ethnic groups in South Sudan. |