KHARTOUM, Sudan
Sudanese army launched a large-scale attack on the Ethiopian troops remaining inside the disputed border area of Al Fashaga on Tuesday June 28, Sudan Tribune can confirm.
Destroyed Ethiopian military vehicles in Barkhat settlement, June 28 2022 (Courtesy) |
The attack takes place after
the murder of seven Sudanese soldiers that had been captured by Ethiopian
forces on June 22, and their bodies were displayed in the streets and their
photos circulated on social media.
Sudan Tribune reporter in the
Gadaref said the Sudanese army retook Kala-Leban and Barkhat settlements and
Tesfai Adawi Hills in the Fashaga.
He further added that the Sudanese army captured dozens of Ethiopian troops.
The army is now clearing a
number of remaining small areas on the border, he further added.
On Monday, the Ethiopian
government said the Sudanese soldiers had been captured inside the Ethiopian
territory and killed by militiamen.
But the Sudanese army accused the Ethiopian army.
The Commander in Chief of the
Sudanese army Abdel Fattah al-Burhan pledged in statements he made in
Al-Fashaga to revenge
Sudanese army attack Ethiopian
forces in Al-Fashaga area.
The Egyptian presidency said
that President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi who is visiting the Sultanate of Oman
spoke with al-Burhan and offered his condolences “on the death of the martyrs
of duty among the Sudanese soldiers”. - Sudan Tribune
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