Sudan accuses Ethiopia of drone attacks, demands immediate halt

Sudan’s Sovereignty Council said on Thursday that more than 180 drones have attacked Sudan so far this year, launched from inside Ethiopian territory, as tensions rise between the two countries amid the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

According to Al-Sharq, the Sudanese army accused Addis Ababa of supporting the RSF, which it has been fighting since 2023, with Sudan now divided into areas of control between the two sides.

The Transitional Sovereignty Council, chaired by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, reported that it had documented "70 attacks" between February and October 2023 originating from "Ethiopian launch sites," involving "187 drones."

According to the report, these attacks resulted in 484 civilian casualties, including deaths and injuries, and killed 176 army recruits in Blue Nile, Khartoum, and other areas, targeting hospitals, residential neighborhoods, and fuel and electricity facilities.

The United Nations has warned of a surge in drone attacks, which have killed more than 1,100 people since the start of the year, including over 300 in the past month alone.

Khartoum held Ethiopia "internationally responsible for cross-border operations" in the report, demanding "an immediate halt to attacks against its territory and the closure of Ethiopian facilities used by the RSF."

The report, prepared by Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs with military and general intelligence, relied on evidence from drone wreckage, flight data, and military records.

Among the evidence was a control computer from a drone that crashed in Damazin, Blue Nile, in September, containing flight path data indicating it was launched from a point 1.7 kilometers inside Ethiopian territory.

According to the report, the war ongoing for more than three years has killed tens of thousands in Sudan and displaced millions both internally and abroad.