March 29, 2020 (Khartoum) Sudan’s transitional government has deployed troops on the border strip with Ethiopia, in order to secure agricultural areas in al-Fashaqa. however, the move comes amid increasing instances of attacks by the Ethiopia armed gangs on Sudanese farmers.
The Governor of Gedaref State, Major General Nasr El-Din Abdel-Qayyum Ahmed, said on Friday that the deployment of the forces was an extension to the decsion that the state had earlier taken to close border crossings in the Qalabat and al-Lakdi areas to prevent infiltration into the country.
It has been reported that a brigade of the Sudanese army managed, on the evening of Saturday, March 28, to cross the Atbara River, proceeding in the area of Al-Fashaqa, and deployed its forces in a continuous operation along the region from the river to the Khor Hurra on the international borders with Ethiopia.
“We affirm our adherence to all the human rights demands related to all violations committed by the Ethiopian armed gangs, and the issue of restoring the stolen mechanisms and compensation for all losses throughout the previous 25 years will remain an uncompromising demand”added the Source.