The Chadian army command on Saturday condemned an attack carried out on Friday by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a border town, which resulted in the killing of two Chadian soldiers and the injury of a third. The army described the incident as an “unjustified act of aggression” against Chad.
A drone belonging to the RSF, which has been engaged in a war with the Sudanese army since April 2023, carried out the attack on the Chadian town of Tina.
A senior army officer told Agence France-Presse, speaking on condition of anonymity: “Since the start of the Sudanese war, this is the first time that the Chadian army has been affected by the loss of two soldiers.”
The General Staff described the attack as “deliberate and intentional, in violation of international law,” and warned the parties to the Sudanese conflict against any infringement of Chad’s sovereignty.
In a statement, the Chadian army affirmed that it reserves “the right to respond by all legal means and the right to legitimate self-defense in the event of any new violation of national territory, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.”
The RSF currently controls most of North and West Darfur, with the exception of some areas held by neutral tribal groups.
Last Wednesday, the RSF announced that it had taken control of the towns of Abu Qamra and Um Buru in northern Darfur, both located along the axis leading to the Chadian town of Tina.
At the end of last October, the RSF seized control of El Fasher, the last stronghold of the Sudanese army in the Darfur region, after besieging it for more than 18 months, amid evidence of mass killings, abductions, and rape.
The war in Sudan has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people and the displacement of millions, and has caused what the United Nations has described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
