Sudan has accused neighboring Chad of carrying out airstrikes on Sudanese soil, calling the move an “act of war.”
The accusations come just over a week after Chad accused Sudan of backing a push by Chadian rebels to reach the capital N’Djamena.
The Sudan Tribune yesterday reported that three Chadian aircraft on Friday bombed an area 60km inside the Sudanese border, citing the Sudanese foreign ministry.
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Ali Youssef, acting undersecretary in the ministry, called the attacks a flagrant violation of Sudanese sovereignty and warned that Chad would have to “bear the consequences of this aggression.”
It was not clear if there were any casualties in the attack.
While Chad did not explicitly admit the bombardment, Chadian Communications Minister Mahamat Hissene said he would not be surprised if there had been raids as the military were still chasing the remnants of rebel forces back into Sudan.
Chad last week said it had killed 220 soldiers from the Union of Resistance Forces and repelled its attack, which it says was launched from Sudan.
The neighbors have long accused each other of conducting proxy wars through rebel groups, and only resumed diplomatic ties in November after cutting them last May.
Chadian rebels have been attempting to topple Chadian President Idriss Deby for the last few years.
Sudan faces its own rebel movement in the restive Darfur Province and last year accused Chad of backing rebels who launched an unprecedented attack on Khartoum.
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