December 28 - 2020 EL FASHAGA / EL GUREISHAThe Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) have reclaimed territory from Ethiopian army soldiers and militiamen in eastern Sudan’s El Gedaref. SAF Deputy Chief-of-Staff Lt Gen Majdi Osman said on Al Arabiya news channel that the army recaptured half of the lands occupied by Ethiopian army soldiers and militiamen (called shifta in the region). They managed to regain control over six Ethiopian camp sites in El Fashaga and 11 other sites in El Gureisha near the El Gedaref-Ethiopian border. He emphasised that the Sudanese army did not cross the Ethiopian border. The rebel leader announced that the armed forces of the Sudan Revolutionary Front rebel alliance are willing to join the Sudanese army in El Gedaref.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2020 17:26 UTC