Middle East

Sudan seeks UN accountability after deadly RSF drone strikes

The attacks have laid bare strained relations between Khartoum and Addis Ababa, with Sudan pressing the United Nations for a response.

Sudan seeks UN accountability after deadly RSF drone strikes
Photograph: AJE

What to know

  • Sudan is demanding that the United Nations hold those responsible to account.
  • The strikes were carried out by drones attributed to the Rapid Support Forces.
  • The attacks have exposed deep divisions between Sudan and Ethiopia.
  • The episode is described as part of a wider regional crisis.

Sudan has called on the United Nations to pursue accountability after a series of deadly drone attacks attributed to the Rapid Support Forces. The strikes caused loss of life and have sharpened tensions across the region.

The report says the attacks have laid bare deep divisions between Sudan and Ethiopia, casting the violence as part of a wider regional crisis rather than an isolated incident. It did not give a casualty toll, and no detail was provided on how the United Nations might respond.

Reporting credit

Written by the NationsDesk desk. The underlying reporting is by AJE.

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