Sudan has accused Ethiopia of allowing drone attacks from its territory that have resulted in hundreds of civilian and military casualties since mid-February, according to a report released Sunday by Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council. The council presented evidence including downed drones, flight data, and military records to support its claims.

The council documented 70 drone strikes conducted between February 15 and October 27. These operations involved 187 one-way attack drones and 82 munitions launched from drones. The campaign has reportedly intensified in recent months, with October alone accounting for 28 attacks and the deployment of 97 one-way drones.

According to the report, 484 civilians have been killed or wounded in these strikes, alongside 176 Sudanese soldiers killed and approximately 200 wounded. Among the deadliest incidents described was an October 9 attack on displaced families in El-Mahi, located in Sudan’s Blue Nile state near the Ethiopian border. This strike reportedly killed 30 civilians, including 26 women and four children, and injured around 100 others. The report also detailed an October 19 attack in Khartoum that killed three children, as well as strikes on October 26 and 27 that disabled six power stations.

Sudan’s military has repeatedly accused Ethiopia of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), against which it has been engaged in conflict since April 2023. Sudan alleges that Ethiopia has facilitated drone operations launched from Ethiopian soil in favor of the RSF. Ethiopia has denied these accusations, countering that the Sudanese army is backing rebels linked to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front—a claim Sudan has refuted.

The Sudanese government said it intends to submit formal complaints to the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council over the drone attacks. It also emphasized that it reserves the right to self-defense according to international law.

In the ongoing conflict, both the Sudanese army and the RSF have increasingly relied on unmanned drones capable of striking targets hundreds of kilometers away, allowing them to conduct attacks without exposing ground forces to direct danger.