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A military source told “Al Arabiya” channel on Friday that the Sudanese army is carrying out comprehensive security in the border area with Ethiopia.
He added that military points have been established in Sudanese areas off the Ethiopian Amhara region.
The military source also confirmed that the head of the sovereign council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the army commanders are overseeing the security of the border region with Ethiopia.
Elements of the Sudanese Army
The Sudanese armed forces are fighting fierce battles and imposing their control over all occupied Sudanese territories as they took control of Mount Abu Tayyur on Friday morning completely.
A senior military source confirmed that the Sudanese army would not stop without retaking the “Khor Shid” area, the last point on the international border with Ethiopia.
On Thursday, the Sudanese army announced that it had sent large reinforcements to the Ethiopian border following the death of several of its soldiers. Khartoum also lodged a complaint with the African Union and the organization “IGAD” about the Ethiopian attacks. For his part, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi Ahmed said he is following up on the border incident with Sudan, and indicated that it will not affect relations with Khartoum.
This comes as the head of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Muhammad Othman Al-Hussein, and army commanders arrived in Gedaref state to inspect the Sudanese forces. after the attack by Ethiopian and Amhara forces.
The Sudanese army said, in its statement, that it is communicating with Addis Ababa to stop attacks by Ethiopian militias and forces, emphasizing: “We will vigorously confront any military attempt to penetrate our borders.”
Sudanese websites quoted soldiers returning from border battles as saying that they had been bombarded by the Ethiopian army and that the army was caught by an Ethiopian artillery barrage during a border combing operation, emphasizing that the attack on the army came from forces organized and not militias.
The Sudanese Armed Forces said on Wednesday that its forces were “ambushed by Ethiopian forces and militias” during a security patrol in the border region.
