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Ethiopian forces advanced into the Um Barakit sector in the Al-Fashaga area of Al-Gadarif state along Sudan’s eastern border, report Sudanese Echo.

The movement coincides with the Sudanese Armed Forces’ recent battlefield victories in the central Sudanese state of North Kordofan, which have heavily pressured the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.

Observers indicate that the maneuver is part of a broader external effort to open a secondary front in eastern Sudan, designed to stretch the Sudanese military’s resources and divert focus away from North Kordofan - a strategically important state given that it seperates the RSF’s western Sudanese strongholds from army-controlled eastern Sudan.

Previous investigations, including reports by Reuters and statements from Sudanese military officials, have detailed cross-border logistical support, training camps, and drone launch facilities operating from Ethiopian territory for the benefit of the RSF.

Ethiopia is the UAE’s central partner in the Horn of Africa.

Ethiopia’s financial reliance on the Emirates is growing, with the UAE providing prime minister Abiy Ahmed with billions to fund his reform programmes.

This has meant that Ethiopia forms what analysts label the ‘Ring of Fire’ surrounding Sudan, whereby neighbouring countries that receive Emirati money contribute to Sudan’s destruction.

As Sudanese Echo note, the new developments underscore how the UAE “appears to be relying on neighbouring countries to open new pressure points, stretch the Sudanese army across multiple fronts and prevent it from concentrating its forces against the militia.”

Why are they wearing ENDF fatigue?

I originally thought they were only operating in afar. I wonder if they’re being used to fight AFNM or just tplf.