Uganda deploys special forces to 'secure' Juba amid growing tension

President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar

South Sudan President Salva Kiir (left) and his First Vice President Riek Machar.

Photo credit: File | AFP

By  REUTERS

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What you need to know:

  • Tensions have been growing in recent days in South Sudan after the government detained two ministers allied to Machar.
  • After the civil war erupted in South Sudan in 2013, Uganda deployed its troops in Juba to bolster Kiir's forces against Machar. 

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