Chadian Army Condemns RSF Attack That Killed Two Soldiers, Reserves Right to Respond

The Chadian Armed Forces on Saturday condemned an attack carried out by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia on a border town on Friday, which resulted in the killing of two Chadian soldiers and the wounding of a third, describing the incident as an “unjustified act of aggression” against Chad.
According to the statement, an RSF drone struck the Chadian border town of Tina. A senior army officer told France Press Agency (AFP) on condition of anonymity: “Since the outbreak of the Sudanese war, this is the first time the Chadian army has been directly affected by the loss of two soldiers.”
The General Staff described the attack as “deliberate and intentional, in violation of international law,” warning against any infringement of Chad’s sovereignty.
In a statement, the Chadian army affirmed that it reserves the “right to respond by all lawful means, and the right to legitimate self-defence in the event of any new violation of national territory, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.”
The RSF currently controls most of North and West Darfur, with the exception of some areas held by neutral tribal groups. In late October, the militia seized the city of El-Fashir, the last stronghold of the Sudanese army in the Darfur region, after besieging it for more than 18 months, amid evidence of mass killings, abductions and rape.
The war in Sudan has killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions, and triggered what the United Nations has described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.