Uganda troops in South Sudan to evacuate citizens after violence
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JUBA - Uganda's army began evacuating citizens from inside neighbouring South Sudan on Thursday where fighting between forces loyal to the president and his rival has plunged the nation into its worst crisis since the end of a two-year civil war.
After the civil war erupted in 2013, Uganda's forces also crossed into South Sudan to assist with evacuations, and stayed on to help President Salva Kiir secure the capital Juba. At the time this raised worries about the conflict widening but the forces withdrew late last year.
This time, Uganda said the convoy of more than 2,000 troops in South Sudan would stay in a town outside Juba and focus on evacuations. But a Ugandan official said a fresh flare up in could mean a longer stay, without giving a timeline.
