The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned an attack on its diplomat’s residence in Khartoum, after a Sudanese army aircraft attacked the building in what Abu Dhabi termed “a cowardly act,” in a statement on Monday.
- •The UAE said that the attack had caused extensive damage to its diplomat’s residence.
- •Abu Dhabi and Khartoum are currently engaged in a conflict, as the latter accuses the former of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
- •The Sudan conflict, which has been ongoing since April 2023, has escalated into a global proxy war, with multiple overlapping interests.
Abu Dhabi has named the Sudanese Armed Forces as being responsible for the attack, and has said it “will submit a letter to the League of Arab States, the African Union and the United Nations against this attack.”
On 26th September, Sudanese army General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said that the RSF is “receiving political and logistical support at the local and regional levels.”
After the speech, al-Burhan told the media that UAE’s ruler Mohammed bin Zayed had agreed to “reconsider” in a phone call between the two leaders in July. The attack on Abu Dhabi’s ambassador residence now raises the stakes for both sides.