Sudan embassy updates diplomatic missions about ‘external interference’

A diplomatic communication has been circulated among foreign missions in Islamabad and shared with Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also and in that correspondence, the Government of Sudan has accused regional actors of direct and indirect involvement in military operations against its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and civilian population. The communication, issued by the Embassy of Sudan, details what it describes as a sustained campaign of external aggression involving support for the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF), cross-border military preparations, drone incursions, and attacks on civilian as well as military targets inside Sudanese territory. According to the document shared with diplomatic missions, a military training camp with the capacity to train around 10,000 fighters was established in Ethiopia near Sudan’s eastern frontier in October 2025, followed by the gathering of nearly 7,000 mercenaries of various nationalities in November and December of the same year. The communication further claims that a drone-launching facility was also constructed close to the border. The communication said the first major aerial violation occurred on March 1, 2026, when three advanced strategic drones allegedly crossed into Sudanese airspace and targeted areas in White Nile, Blue Nile, North Kordofan and South Kordofan states. Sudanese armed forces reportedly intercepted one of the drones while two others returned across the border. A second drone attack was reported on March 17, targeting positions of the Sudanese armed forces in White Nile, Blue Nile and the town of Alkurmuk.