{UAH} SPLA and UPDF inflict heavy defeat on Machar forces

Date: Jan 15, 2014

Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) walk in the empty north oil city of Bentiu after capturing it from rebels on January 12, 2014. PHOTO BY AFP

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 By Vision Reporter

The Ugandan and South Sudan army on Monday inflicted a heavy defeat on Riek Machar's rebels close to Juba, president Yoweri Museveni has revealed.

Speaking at the 5th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the ICGLR on Peace and Security in Luanda, Angola, he said the UPDF had suffered minor casualties in the fight 90km outside Juba.

"Only the other day, 13th of January, the SPLA and elements of our army had a big battle with these rebel troops at a point about 90 kms from Juba where we inflicted a big defeat on them.  Unfortunately, many lives were lost on the side of the rebels," Museveni said.

" We also took casualties and also had some dead.  By yesterday evening, the Government of South Sudan, with the support from our troops, had regained control of Jemeza and the SPLA troops, on their own , had gone ahead to Sudan Safaari. "

Museveni then advised that, "In my opinion, if Riak Machar had not planned a coup and it had all been mistakes on the Government side, he could have done two things: withdraw to a remote area of the country to avoid attack and to start talks unconditionally so as to resolve the problem quickly and not to protract it. "

Parliament on Tuesday gave Uganda's army UPDF permission to intervene and stabalise the situation in South Sudan.

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