Sudan Accuses UAE, Ethiopia of Drone Attacks on Khartoum Airport

Sudan's armed forces have leveled serious accusations against the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia, blaming them for recent drone attacks on Khartoum International Airport. This escalation, reported by Reuters, marks a significant development in the ongoing civil war, which has already devastated the nation.

The Sudanese army spokesman, Brigadier General Asim Awad Abdelwahab, presented what he described as evidence linking downed drones to airports in Ethiopia's Bahir Dar and to the United Arab Emirates. He explicitly stated that these actions constitute "direct aggression against Sudan" and will not be met with silence. This bold declaration signals Khartoum's intent to hold these nations accountable, potentially widening the regional scope of the conflict.

While Reuters could not independently verify these claims, and neither the UAE nor Ethiopia immediately commented, Sudan has a history of accusing the UAE of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, a charge the UAE denies. Similarly, Sudan had previously accused Ethiopia of involvement in the conflict earlier this year. The timing of these accusations is critical, as the attacks have shattered months of relative calm in the capital, with residents and international agencies beginning to return after the army retook control of Khartoum in March 2025.

The resumption of international flights at Khartoum Airport just last week, after a three-year hiatus due to the civil war, makes these attacks particularly disruptive. Drone warfare has become a dominant feature of this conflict, which the UN has labeled the world's worst humanitarian crisis. From Sudan's perspective, these external accusations, if proven, would not only be acts of aggression but also a deliberate attempt to undermine the nation's fragile recovery and stability. The international community will be watching closely to see how these allegations unfold and what repercussions they may have on regional dynamics.

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What Ethiopia and the UAE have done is direct aggression against Sudan and won't be met with silence.