Sudanese military accuses Libya’s Haftar of joint border assault with RSF

The announcement marks the primary time direct Libyan involvement in Sudan’s ongoing warfare has been alleged.

The Sudanese military has accused the forces of japanese Libyan navy 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 warfare, now in its third yr.

The warfare between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Fast Assist Forces (RSF), whom the navy additionally accused of joint involvement within the latest assault, has drawn in a number of international locations, whereas worldwide makes an attempt at bringing about peace have to date failed.

Early within the warfare, 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 effectively, 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 an announcement, Sudanese military spokesman Nabil Abdallah mentioned the assault happened within the Libya-Egypt-Sudan border triangle, an space to the north of one of many warfare’s essential entrance traces, el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.

He mentioned the assault constitutes “a blatant aggression in opposition to Sudan”.

“We are going to 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 serious hall for weapons and mercenaries supporting the terrorist militia, funded by the UAE and coordinated by Haftar’s forces and affiliated terrorist teams,” it mentioned in an announcement.

There was no quick response from Haftar’s forces.

The RSF has not issued an official assertion, however a supply throughout the group mentioned that its fighters had taken management on Monday of the doorway to Jebel Uweinat, a distant mountain space that sits the place the three international locations meet, in accordance with the AFP information company.