Sudan has filed complaints with the UN Security Council and African Union, accusing Addis Ababa of allowing drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces against civilian facilities from its territory.

Sudan’s military has repeatedly accused Ethiopia of aiding the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which it has been fighting since April 2023, including through drone attacks allegedly launched from Ethiopian territory.

Ethiopia, which denies the accusations, has in turn accused the Sudanese army of backing rebels linked to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), an allegation Khartoum rejects.

In a statement on Sunday, Sudan’s foreign ministry accused Ethiopia of “blatant aggression” in its formal complaints to the Security Council and the African Union’s Peace and Security Council.

“The use of Ethiopian territory by the terrorist militia (RSF) to target Sudanese territory is considered a hostile act that places Ethiopia in violation of international law,” it said.

In a report on Sunday, Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council said it had documented 70 attacks involving 187 one-way attack drones launched from Ethiopian territory this year alone, killing and injuring nearly 500 civilians.

The attacks targeted residential complexes, hospitals and power and fuel stations, according to the report.