At least 6 killed in clashes along border with Uganda

Uganda's army, which has been supporting South Sudan’s ruling faction against its internal rivals, has clashed violently with local armed forces in the country, officials said on Tuesday.

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Uganda has been a longtime military supporter of South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and announced in March that it had deployed special forces to the country.

It was backing Mr Kiir as he moved against his longtime rival, Riek Machar, and militias from Mr Machar's ethnic Nuer community.

But the clashes on Monday appeared to be between the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and a local detachment of government troops in Central Equatoria State, near their shared border.