Sudan military says several soldiers killed in Ethiopian attack | Al Jazeera

Sudan’s military says several Sudanese soldiers were killed in an attack by Ethiopian forces in a disputed border region.

In a statement on Saturday, Sudan’s military said “our forces tasked with securing the harvest in Al-Fashaqa… were attacked by groups of Ethiopian army forces and militias, who sought to intimidate farmers and spoil the harvest season.”

Sudanese troops “repelled the attack” and “inflicted heavy losses in lives and equipment” on the Ethiopian side, it said.

But the attack left “several killed” among Sudanese forces, it said, without giving a death toll.

The Reuters news agency, citing military sources, said at least six soldiers had been killed in the attack.

Ethiopian officials could not be immediately reached for comment.