A military source said that the Sudanese army repelled, on Sunday evening, to Ethiopian sudden attack in the Jabal Abu Tyour area, adding that the army’s artillery responded with force and silenced the attacking artillery.
The source emphasized that no injuries or losses were recorded, while reserving the right to respond at the appropriate time and place. Meanwhile Sudanese chief of staff visited the area soon after.
Sudan Tribune news portal, citing a military source, said mortar shells were fired by Ethiopian forces at the patrol in the eastern Al-Gadaref province.
No injuries were reported and the Sudanese military has yet to issue an official statement.
The attack came amid rising tensions between Khartoum and Addis Ababa over their borderline.
Last week, Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok informed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that Sudanese forces were deployed within the country’s borders. Hamdok stressed that Khartoum was not seeking war with Addis Ababa.
Sudan accuses Ethiopia of supporting militias that attack Sudanese army forces in the border area, an accusation denied by Addis Ababa.
The Sudanese Army Chief of Staff, l.t General Mohamed Osman Al-Hussein, made a visit Monoday to the border region with Ethiopia.
The network, quoting sources, Al-Hussein, accompanied by a number of high-ranking military leaders, went to the border area between Sudan and Ethiopia, to find out the overall security and military conditions.
