Nine Ugandan soldiers have been killed and 12 others wounded in South Sudan, the army said Tuesday, dismissing claims by Uganda legislature that hundreds have been killed in the month-long battle.
The army spokesman Lt Col Paddy Ankunda said the troops had been killed in a single rebel ambush on January 14, the day Ugandan Parliament approved its deployment in South Sudan in support of President Salva Kiir.
“Let there be no speculation anymore; Uganda has lost nine soldiers and 12 injured in South Sudan,” Lt Col Ankunda said. “The 9 UPDF soldiers died in a rebel ambush at Gemeza a week ago.”
The rebel groups, however, claim that they have killed scores of Ugandan soldiers.
Last week, opposition MPs made claims in parliament that hundreds of Ugandan soldiers have been killed in the fighting between soldiers loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar.
Daily Nation
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