The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it deplores the “false allegations” of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs that its ambassador’s headquarters in Khartoum was bombed by Sudanese army forces.
In a statement, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry described the UAE’s accusations as “false and void,” stressing, at the same time, the army’s right to confront everything that threatens national security.
The statement pointed out that “the UAE’s false allegations are a desperate attempt to cover up documented international reports that reveal the UAE’s evil role in continuing and fueling the war in Sudan and its direct responsibility for the atrocities committed by the Janjaweed terrorist militia.”
The Sudanese armed forces issued a statement on Monday, strongly denying the UAE’s accusation that it bombed the headquarters of its ambassador in Khartoum.
The spokesman for the Sudanese Armed Forces confirmed in a statement that “the army does not target the headquarters of diplomatic missions or the headquarters and facilities of UN or voluntary organizations, does not use them as military bases and does not loot their contents,” adding that “the terrorist militia of the Al Dagalo rebels is the one who carries out these shameful and cowardly acts and continues to commit them in full view of states and international organizations.”
The statement added that “the Sudanese armed forces do not carry out these cowardly acts and do not violate international law, but rather target the whereabouts of this militia and this is their right to defend the Sudanese state.”
The Emirates News Agency (WAM) quoted the UAE Foreign Ministry, earlier, a statement strongly condemning “the brutal attack that targeted the headquarters of the head of the state mission in Khartoum, through a plane belonging to the Sudanese army, which led to serious damage to the building, calling on the army to bear full responsibility for this cowardly act,” as she put it.
The statement added that the UAE Foreign Ministry intends to submit a note of protest to the League of Arab States, the African Union and the United Nations, over this attack by the Sudanese Armed Forces, describing the attack as “a flagrant violation of the basic principle of the inviolability of diplomatic buildings.”
The UAE statement stressed “the importance of protecting diplomatic buildings and the headquarters of embassy employees in accordance with the customs and charters that govern and regulate diplomatic work.”
The Foreign Ministry concluded its statement by renewing its strong condemnation of “these criminal acts.”
The Rapid Support Forces issued a statement last week accusing the Sudanese army of killing a total of about 270 civilians in a week, in intensive air strikes on different areas of Sudan.
The Rapid Support Forces explained in a statement on the “X” platform that “since the arrival of its delegation to Geneva, the warplanes of the Sudanese army have intensified their raids on populated areas, committing heinous crimes that have claimed the lives of hundreds of citizens,” as it described.
The RSF statement detailed the number of casualties every day of the week, denouncing the significant destruction caused by the army’s raids on infrastructure and public and private facilities, including residential neighborhoods, hospitals, markets, water stations, schools, bridges, places of worship and livestock pens.
He added that the number of air raids carried out by the Sudanese army aircraft during the week amounted to more than 27 sorties, which began last Thursday and continued daily until last Tuesday, targeting areas in Khartoum, Darfur, Al-Jazeera and Sennar, pointing out that there are dozens of wounded, which may double the number of victims.
