Sudanese army accuses Libya's Haftar forces of border attack
The Sudanese army accused forces under eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar of attacking border posts on Tuesday, the first time it has accused its northwestern neighbour of direct involvement in the country's two-year war.
The war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who the military also accused of involvement in the border attack, has drawn in many foreign countries, while international attempts at bringing about peace have so far failed.
Sudan had early in the war accused eastern Libya's Haftar of supporting the RSF via weapons deliveries. It has also long accused Haftar's ally the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of supporting the RSF, including via direct drone strikes last month. The UAE denied the allegations.
Haftar's forces denied involvement in the attack and accused a force affiliated with the Sudanese armed forces of attacking a military patrol while it was carrying out "its legitimate duty to secure the Libyan side of the border".
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