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Sudan: Ethiopian troops 'repelled' after al-Fashaga advance
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KHARTOUM, 27 September 2021, (TON): Sudan says it has repelled an attempted "incursion" by Ethiopian troops into its territory.
The head of the Sudanese military, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said “this showed how the army was protecting the country after last week's coup attempt.”
In its statement, Sudan said the incident happened in the district of Umm Barakit.
Ethiopia's military has not responded to the BBC's request for comment.
But media sources quotes Ethiopian government sources as saying "we deny the movement of our forces on the Sudanese border or their incursion into any area."
Umm Barakit sits within the disputed al-Fashaga border region, where there has been increased tension.
For decades, Ethiopians there have been farming on fertile land claimed by Sudan.
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