Sudan recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia on Tuesday and accused Addis Ababa of launching drone attacks that struck Khartoum’s international airport and other sites in the capital.
Foreign Minister Mohi El-Din Salem said in a statement the envoy was being withdrawn for consultations, adding that Sudan was “ready to enter into an open confrontation with Ethiopia.”
“The drones that attacked Sudanese facilities yesterday were launched from Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar airport,” he said, without providing evidence.
Salem added that Sudan had the right to respond to what he described as “aggression,” but said Khartoum did not seek to initiate conflict.
In a separate statement, Sudanese Armed Forces spokesperson Asim Awad Abdelwahab said the military would “respond twice as hard,” citing what he called confirmed information about Ethiopia’s involvement.
“Our armed forces are fully prepared to deal with any threat in a manner that preserves the dignity, sovereignty and security of the nation,” he said.
There was no immediate comment from Ethiopian authorities.
The statements followed drone strikes on Monday targeting Khartoum International Airport and military sites in the capital, sending plumes of smoke into the sky. No casualties or damage were immediately reported, according to Sudan’s Ministry of Culture and Information.
Other strikes hit areas near the Signal Corps in Bahri, north of Khartoum, and the Al-Markhiyat camp north of Omdurman. There was no confirmed information on the extent of the damage.
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