The announcement marks the primary time direct Libyan involvement in Sudan’s ongoing conflict has been alleged.
The Sudanese military has accused the forces of japanese Libyan army commander Khalifa Haftar of attacking Sudanese border posts, the primary time it has accused its northwestern neighbour of direct involvement within the nation’s civil conflict, now in its third yr.
The conflict between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Speedy Assist Forces (RSF), whom the army additionally accused of joint involvement within the current assault, has drawn in a number of nations, whereas worldwide makes an attempt at bringing about peace have up to now failed.
Early within the conflict, Sudan had accused Haftar of supporting the RSF by way of weapons deliveries. It has lengthy accused Haftar’s ally the United Arab Emirates of supporting the RSF as properly, together with by way of direct drone strikes final month. The UAE denies these allegations.
Egypt, which has additionally backed Haftar, has lengthy supported the Sudanese military.
In a press release, Sudanese military spokesman Nabil Abdallah stated the assault happened within the Libya-Egypt-Sudan border triangle, an space to the north of one of many conflict’s principal entrance traces, el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.
He stated the assault constitutes “a blatant aggression towards Sudan”.
“We’ll defend our nation and our nationwide sovereignty, and can prevail, whatever the extent of the conspiracy and aggression supported by the United Arab Emirates and its militias within the area,” Abdallah added.
Sudan’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs accused the UAE of backing the assault, describing it as a “harmful escalation” and a “flagrant violation of worldwide legislation”.
“Sudan’s border with Libya has lengthy served as a significant hall for weapons and mercenaries supporting the terrorist militia, funded by the UAE and coordinated by Haftar’s forces and affiliated terrorist teams,” it stated in a press release.
There was no fast response from Haftar’s forces.
The RSF has not issued an official assertion, however a supply inside the group stated that its fighters had taken management on Monday of the doorway to Jebel Uweinat, a distant mountain space that sits the place the three nations meet, in keeping with the AFP information company.
