{UAH} Ugandan troops killed in combat in South Sudan: president

KAMPALA, January 16- Ugandan troops have been killed fighting alongside South Sudan's army, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said, the first official confirmation that foreign forces have an active combat role in the war ravaged young nation.

Ugandan troops deployed in South Sudan five days after fighting began last month, both to support President Salva Kiir and to help evacuate its citizens, but had so far been vague over the nature of its operations.

Museveni, speaking in at a summit meeting in Angola late Wednesday, said troops had fought alongside troops from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA).

"Only the other day, 13 January, the SPLA 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," he said, in a speech posted on government-run media.

"Unfortunately, many lives were lost on the side of the rebels. We also took casualties and also had some dead."

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