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Sudanese Military Enters Disputed Lands Neighboring Tigray Region

Naba Mohiedeen

   KHARTOUM - Sudan's military continues to deploy in disputed Sudanese
   agricultural lands neighboring Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region. The
   Sudanese government is not commenting on troop movements.

   Sudanese forces moved into the farming area bordering Ethiopia on
   Thursday and have spread out since on land that had been controlled by
   Ethiopian militias for over 25 years -- a longstanding source of
   friction between Khartoum and Addis Ababa.

   Ethiopian armed groups called "Shefta" are very active during harvest
   time every year, stealing crops from farms in Fashaqa and other
   localities claimed by Sudan.

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