SUDAN FILES COMPLAINTS AGAINST ETHIOPIA OVER RSF DRONE ATTACKS

Sudan filed complaints with the UN Security Council and the African Union on Monday, accusing Ethiopia of allowing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to launch drone strikes from Ethiopian territory. Sudan’s army-aligned foreign ministry said the strikes targeted civilian facilities in Sudan. In a statement on Sunday, the ministry described Ethiopia’s alleged actions as “blatant aggression”. Ethiopia denies supporting the paramilitary force and accuses Sudan’s army of backing rebels linked to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, an allegation Khartoum rejects.

Sudan’s army-led Transitional Sovereignty Council said in a Sunday report that it had documented 70 attacks involving 187 one-way attack drones launched from Ethiopian territory this year. The council said those attacks had killed or injured nearly 500 civilians. It identified residential complexes, hospitals, power stations and fuel stations among the targets. Sudan’s military has repeatedly accused Ethiopia of assisting the RSF, which it has fought since April 2023.

The United Nations said drone attacks across Sudan killed more than 1,100 people during the first half of the year. Both Sudan’s army and the RSF have increasingly used drones in recent months. These weapons can strike targets hundreds of kilometres away without exposing their fighters to harm. Recent attacks on power stations in army-controlled areas have caused widespread electricity outages across Khartoum, Al-Jazirah, White Nile and Gedaref states.