KHARTOUM, Sudan
The Sudanese army repelled an
attack by the Ethiopian army in the border area of Al-Fashaqa said a military
statement on Sunday.A Sudanese army officer with some of his troops deployed on the eastern Sudan border
Al-Tahir Abu Haja, Sudanese
army spokesman stated that the attack took place in Um Brakhit sector of the
disputed area.
"The Sudanese Armed
Forces had repelled the incursion attempt and forced the Ethiopian forces to
withdraw," said Abu Haja in a short statement.
Relations between the two
countries have been strained since November 2020 when the Sudanese army
redeployed its troops in Al-Fashaqa recovering about 2 million acres of fertile
land inside the Sudanese border cultivated with the support of armed
militiamen.
Three months ago closed the
road linking the two countries after an attack on the Sudanese army by
Ethiopian militiamen.
On 22 September, local
officials from the two sides met the Ethiopian border town of Metama to discuss
the reopening of the crossing point.
The Ethiopian side requested
to open the crossing point and called for joint cooperation to settle the issue
of detainees from both sides.
A source close to the meeting
said the Ethiopian officials spoke again about the presence of Tigryian
fighters in the refugee camps a matter that the Sudanese side strongly
rejected.
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