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| Yoweri Museveni: Uganda troops fighting South Sudan rebels | Yoweri Museveni: Uganda troops fighting South Sudan rebels |
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| Ugandan troops are fighting alongside South Sudan government forces against rebels, President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed. | Ugandan troops are fighting alongside South Sudan government forces against rebels, President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed. |
| He said the combined forces had defeated rebels in a "big battle" north of the capital Juba. | He said the combined forces had defeated rebels in a "big battle" north of the capital Juba. |
| Mr Museveni said some Ugandans had been killed but did not give any details. | |
| Several thousand people are believed to have been killed over the past month in South Sudan in the conflict between the government and the rebels. | |
| It remains unclear how many Ugandan soldiers are in South Sudan. | |
| The announcement comes as fighting continues around the cities of Bor and Malakal - government forces are moving on Bor, while the rebels are trying to seize control of Malakal. | |
| The conflict broke out on 15 December, when President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup - charges he denies. | |
| The dispute has seen killings along ethnic lines - Mr Kiir is a member of the Dinka community, the country's largest, while Mr Machar is from the Nuer ethnic group. | |
| In a summit in Angola, Mr Museveni said: "Only the other day, 13 January, the SPLA [South Sudan army] and elements of our army had a big battle with these rebel troops at a point about 90 kilometres [55 miles] from Juba, where we inflicted a big defeat on them." | |
| "Unfortunately, many lives were lost on the side of the rebels. We also took casualties and also had some dead." | |
| Mr Museveni questioned why, if Mr Machar had not planned a coup, forces loyal to him had gone on to seize control of cities such as Bor. | |
| Ugandan officials have previously said that their special forces were only in South Sudan to help evacuate their nationals. | Ugandan officials have previously said that their special forces were only in South Sudan to help evacuate their nationals. |
| Since South Sudan became independent in 2011, thousands of Ugandans have crossed the border to work or do business. | Since South Sudan became independent in 2011, thousands of Ugandans have crossed the border to work or do business. |
| Some 40,000 Ugandan nationals have been evacuated since the conflict broke out. | |
| On Tuesday, Uganda's parliament approved the decision to send troops to South Sudan. | On Tuesday, Uganda's parliament approved the decision to send troops to South Sudan. |