Kampala: Six people were killed in clashes between the armies of South Sudan and Uganda. The clashes took place in the county of Kajo Keji near their disputed shared border.

According to Qatar News Agency, Ugandan army spokesperson Felix Kulayigye stated that South Sudanese soldiers entered into Uganda's West Nile region and refused to leave, which led to the exchange of fire between both countries' armies, killing one Ugandan and five South Sudanese soldiers.

For their part, officials in South Sudan stated that troops from both armies exchanged fire on Monday in Kajo Keji County, resulting in the death of five South Sudanese soldiers.