Sudanese army has blamed the RSF for carrying out ‘shameful and cowardly’ attack on UAE ambassador’s residence.Sudan’s military government has refuted accusations from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that its forces have bombed its ambassador’s residence in Khartoum, pointing instead at the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The UAE earlier on Monday said the diplomatic post was attacked by a Sudanese military aircraft, condemning it as a “heinous attack”. The government in Khartoum, which is in the midst of a new push to retake the capital, has previously accused the UAE of supporting the RSF, with which it has been entangled in war for more than a year.
“The UAE has called on the army to assume full responsibility for this cowardly act,” the Middle Eastern state’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Describing the attack as a “flagrant violation of the fundamental principle of the inviolability of diplomatic premises”, the ministry said the attack had caused extensive damage to the building.
It added that it would send complaints to the League of Arab States, the African Union and the United Nations.
In reply, the Sudanese military released a statement blaming the RSF for carrying out these “shameful and cowardly acts”.
In a clear dig at its adversary, with which it has been fighting for control of swaths of Sudan since April 2023, the army said “it does not target the headquarters of diplomatic missions, United Nations agencies or …
