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The announcement marks the first time that the Libyan direct participation in the current war of Sudan has been alleged.
The Sudanese army accused the forces of the Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar of attacking the Sudanese border border workers, the first time he accused his northwest neighbor of direct involvement in the country’s civil war, now in his third year.
The war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces for rapid support (RSF), which the soldiers also accused of joint participation in the recent attack, attracted in several countries, while international attempts to achieve peace have so far failed.
At the start of the war, Sudan accused Haftar of supporting the RSF via arms deliveries. He has long accused Haftar ally the United Arab Emirates of supporting the RSF also, including via direct drone strikes last month. Water deny these allegations.
Egypt, which also supported Haftar, has long supported the Sudanese army.
In a statement, Sudanese army spokesperson Nabil Abdallah said the attack had taken place in the border triangle Libya-Egypt-Sudan, an area north of one of the main war front lines, El-Fasher, the capital of Northern Darfur.
He said that the attack constitutes “a blatant assault against Sudan”.
“We will defend our country and our national sovereignty, and we will prevail, whatever the extent of the conspiracy and the aggression supported by the United Arab Emirates and its militias in the region,” added Abdallah.
The Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused the United Arab Emirates of supporting the assault, describing it as a “dangerous escalation” and a “blatant violation of international law”.
“The border of Sudan with Libya has long served as a major corridor for weapons and mercenaries supporting the terrorist militia, funded by the United Arab Emirates and coordinated by the forces of Haftar and affiliated terrorist groups,” he said in a statement.
There was no immediate response from the Haftar forces.
The RSF did not publish an official declaration, but a source within the group said that its fighters had taken control on Monday from the entry of Jebel Uweinat, a remote mountainous area which is where the three countries meet, according to the AFP news agency.
