The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formally lodged a complaint with both the United Nations Security Council and the African Union’s Peace and Security Council, accusing neighbouring Ethiopia of complicity in a wave of lethal drone attacks. According to official statements, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary faction has allegedly utilized Ethiopian sovereign territory as a launchpad to orchestrate aggressive strikes against civilian infrastructure and power grids across Sudan.

A comprehensive report compiled by Sudan's transitional authorities claims that between February 15 and October 27, roughly 70 separate assaults involving 187 one-way attack drones originated from foreign soil. These sustained aerial bombardments have purportedly resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties, alongside significant losses among the ranks of the Sudanese armed forces, plunging bilateral relations into a deep diplomatic crisis.

The submission specifically identifies several alleged staging grounds for the unmanned aerial vehicles, pointing to Asosa Airport in western Ethiopia, the Kurmuk-Gizen border zone, and the Bahir Dar airbase located within the Amhara region. The report highlights particular atrocities, including an October strike on displaced families near the Ethiopian border that claimed the lives of numerous women and children.

This diplomatic escalation unfolds against the backdrop of a devastating civil war that has plagued Sudan since April 2023. While the Sudanese military continues to assert that foreign interference is prolonging the conflict, Ethiopian authorities have consistently dismissed similar accusations, creating an atmosphere of profound regional mistrust and persistent instability.

Source: www.aljazeera.com