The Sudan Tribune website reported that a Sudanese soldier was killed in clashes between Sudanese forces and Ethiopian militias in the eastern border region of Basanda. Military sources told the site that “the armed forces and reserve forces of the 2nd Infantry Division confronted Ethiopian militias and other forces during combing operations they carried out inside Sudanese territory.”AdvertisementsThe sources indicated that “the operations of the Sudanese army were in the areas of Umm Dablo, Haskanet and Khor Sanat near Jabal Abu Rangal in the border area of ​​Basanda in the state of Gedaref.”It added that “the Ethiopian militias and the heavily armed forces tried to cultivate the Sudanese lands, but the armed forces and the reserve forces confronted them and cut off the road in front of them, which led to the death of Corporal Adam Ibrahim from the 121st Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division.”It confirmed that “Ethiopian military reinforcements were deployed from the Amhara region, adjacent to the state of Gedaref, towards the Sudanese border agricultural lands near the agricultural projects to support and support the Ethiopian farmers to cultivate the Sudanese agricultural lands.

Source: Ethiopian News July 25, 2021 02:48 UTC