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Reuters |
Uganda said it had deployed troops in South Sudan earlier this month at the request of the government there, following a breakdown in the turbulent relationship between Machar and President Salva Kiir...
The Washington Post |
President Salva Kiir ordered the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar on Wednesday night, the statement said.

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South Sudan's VP Machar says Uganda is violating arms embargo
South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has accused Uganda of violating a United Nations arms embargo by entering the country with armoured and air force units, and conducting airstrikes there.
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Machar’s arrest could draw South Sudan back to war, UN warns
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLA-IO) party has warned that South Sudan is at risk of descending back into war following the reported arrest of First Vice President Dr Riek Machar Teny and other political detainees.
South Sudan’s president arrests VP, opposition says, risking imminent war
President Salva Kiir ordered the arrest of Riek Machar, the opposition said, imperiling a 2018 peace deal. Several embassies urged their citizens to leave the country.
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Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar, who serves as one of the country’s vice presidents, was arrested in the capital. Machar’s arrest in Juba on Wednesday followed detentions of his allies in the government and the army,
The Observer1d
South Sudan: 85 refugees seek asylum in Uganda
At least 85 refugees from South Sudan on Thursday entered Uganda through Busia, seeking asylum following renewed insurgency back at home. Over the last five days, tension has been rising between forces loyal to South Sudan’s first vice president,
Al Jazeera English18d
Uganda deploys troops in South Sudan as civil war fears grow
“We the UPDF (Ugandan military), only recognise one President of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir … Any move against him is a declaration of war against Uganda! All those who commit that crime ...
Reuters18d
Uganda says it has deployed troops in South Sudan capital
Uganda says it has deployed troops in South Sudan's capital South Sudan requested deployment, says Uganda military South Sudan information minister says no troops present Tensions rose after ...
Radio France Internationale17d
Uganda army chief says troops deployed to South Sudan's capital
Uganda sent troops to South Sudan in 2013 at the onset of a five-year civil war to support now President Salva Kiir, before officially withdrawing at the end of 2015. A fragile power-sharing ...
Yahoo5d
Uganda to send troops to South Sudan
Uganda’s Parliament approved a plan to deploy troops to South Sudan as a power struggle escalates. The tensions are related to a breakdown of the coalition formed between South Sudan President ...
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