Sudan and Ethiopia Trade Accusations Over Khartoum Airport Drone Strike | WarHeatMap.app

Home › SudanSudan and Ethiopia Trade Accusations Over Khartoum Airport Drone StrikeTensions between Sudan and Ethiopia escalated on June 16, 2026, as the Sudanese Foreign Ministry alleged that technical analysis proved an UAE-owned drone involved in a May strike on Khartoum Airport was operated from Ethiopia's Bahir Dar Airport. Ethiopia issued a swift denial, counter-accusing the Sudanese Armed Forces of funding Tigrayan mercenaries along their shared western frontier. Analysts warn that this war of words risks expanding the Sudanese civil war into a broader regional conflict in the Horn of Africa.
Date: 2026-06-16
Country: Sudan
Conflict: Sudanese Civil War
Severity: MEDIUM
Source: Africa Defense Forum
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