Chad airstrike kills 12 near Sudan border, source says

An airstrike in Chad near the Sudanese border killed at least 12 people and wounded seven on Thursday, August 27, a Chadian security source told AFP.

The source, who asked not to be named, said Sudan's air force targeted a fuel market in the Adikoun area where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces refuel. Local Chadian media also attributed the strike to the Sudanese military.

Sudan's foreign ministry said it was surprised by claims that it said assigned responsibility to the Sudanese Armed Forces before a professional and independent investigation. It said Sudan respected Chad's sovereignty, territorial integrity and security.

Chadian armed forces last week reported a drone strike that caused no casualties and said they suspected the Sudanese army. The US embassy in Khartoum on Thursday condemned what it described as recent strikes by the Sudanese army inside Chadian territory.

Sudan's war has pitted the army against the Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The UN says the conflict has killed more than 11,000 civilians and forced more than 15 million people from their homes, including nearly one million who have fled to Chad.

Washington on Monday proposed expanding a UN arms embargo on Darfur to cover all of Sudan, saying the conflict risks spreading regionally.