The Sudanese army has refuted claims by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that its forces were responsible for bombing the residence of the UAE ambassador in Khartoum, shifting the blame to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Earlier that day, the UAE condemned what it called a heinous attack on its ambassador’s residence, stating that it had been bombed by a Sudanese military aircraft.
In response, Sudan’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the UAE’s accusations as false allegations and insisted that these “shameful and cowardly acts” were carried out by the RSF, not the national military.
The Sudanese army has frequently accused the UAE of supplying weapons and support to the RSF during the country’s ongoing 17-month war. The UAE denies these allegations, though UN sanctions monitors have described claims of the UAE providing military assistance to the RSF as credible.
Sudan has been engulfed in conflict since April last year, when fighting erupted between the Sudanese army and the RSF over the country’s transition to democratic elections. The conflict has left nearly 25 million people in need of aid, with famine looming, and forced around 8 million people to flee their homes, according to the UN.
The UAE’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement confirming that the attack had caused significant damage to the ambassador’s residence in Khartoum.