Ethiopia denies role in deadly Sudan border attack
The disputed al-Fashaqa border region risks becoming a regional flashpoint as Ethiopia descends into civil war.
![A soldier walks past girls looking on in the village of Dukouli within the Quraysha locality, located in the Fashaqa al-Sughra agricultural region of Sudan's eastern Gedaref state on March 16, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2021-11/GettyImages-1231770461.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=R4zAd883)
Ethiopia’s government denied involvement a deadly attack on Sudanese soldiers in the disputed al-Fashaqa border region over the weekend.
Speaking on state-run television on Sunday, Ethiopian government spokesperson Legesse Tulu blamed the attack on rebels aligned with the Tigray Peoplel’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which is fighting a brutal and escalating civil war against Ethiopia’s government.