Sudan Accuses Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates of Airport Drone Attack
Khartoum strike disrupts fragile calm as officials allege foreign involvement in assault on Khartoum International Airport
- Sudan claims drone strikes targeted its main airport and nearby military sites in Khartoum.
- Ethiopia denies involvement, while the UAE has not yet responded to the accusations.
- The attack ends a period of relative stability after the Rapid Support Forces were pushed out of the capital.
Sudan has accused neighbouring Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates of coordinating drone strikes on its main airport, calling the incident an act of “direct aggression.”
The attack targeted Khartoum International Airport on Monday, along with nearby military sites across the Greater Khartoum area. Authorities say airport operations have since been suspended.
The strikes have disrupted a period of relative calm in the capital, Khartoum, which followed the expulsion of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) by the national army last year.
Ethiopia has rejected the allegations as “baseless,” while the UAE has yet to respond publicly. However, Emirati officials have previously denied any involvement in Sudan’s ongoing conflict.
Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Mohieddin Salem, announced that the country has recalled its ambassador from Ethiopia for consultations in response to the incident.
Officials said no injuries were reported. Sudan’s military claims it has “conclusive evidence” that the drones were launched from an airport in Bahir Dar, a city in Ethiopia.
Earlier this year, Sudanese military leaders also accused the RSF of carrying out aerial attacks from positions within Ethiopian territory, intensifying regional tensions.
