Sudanese army launched a large-scale attack on the Ethiopian troops remaining inside the disputed border area of Al Fashaga on Tuesday, Sudan Tribune can confirm.
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”.
Source: Sudan Tribune