Sudan's UN complaint carries Ethiopia's Tigray war across the border

According to Africanews and News.az, which cited Anadolu Agency, the TPLF-affiliated broadcaster Dimtsi Weyane said the fighting took place on 31 October in the Daero Hafash and May Tmqet areas of Naeder district. The TPLF says two regimental commanders were among the dead and that it seized weapons, ammunition, food and medical supplies. The Ethiopian government did not respond to the figures, and the claim could not be independently verified. Federal forces took several towns, including the regional capital Mekelle, in early October; the TPLF has mounted counter-attacks since then.

The Sudan front moved into official channels the same week. According to Dabanga, Sudan's foreign ministry lodged a complaint with the UN Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council on 1 November. The Sovereignty Council alleges that 187 drones were launched from inside Ethiopia in 70 attacks between February and October, using Asosa Airport and the Bahir Dar base. The attacks reportedly damaged 14 power distribution centres in nine states and caused a week-long outage.

The figures do not match the claim of 162 drone attacks made at a 28 October briefing; the new complaint counts attacks and drones separately, and neither series could be verified. Analyst Qureshi Awad, interviewed by Dabanga, said Sudan had not presented sufficient evidence on the launch sites and that the complaint is largely political. Ethiopia, for its part, accuses Eritrea of backing armed groups in Tigray, which Asmara denies. Addis Ababa thus finds itself trading accusations with two neighbours at once.