SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Sudan’s army regains control of border region after 25 years

3/12/2020: Radio Dabanga - Sudan’s army regains control of border region after 25 years

 Radio Dabanga report that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) have taken control of the area of Khor Yabis in eastern El Gedaref on the border between Sudan and Ethiopia.

A military source from El Fashaga confirmed the deployment of the armed forces in half of the area that was formerly occupied by Ethiopian gunmen (called shifta in the region).

The shifta regularly conduct violent cross-border raids to steal crops and livestock, or kidnap people for ransom.