Ethiopia accuses Sudan, Egypt of backing Tigray rebels as fighting rages

Ethiopia has accused Sudan and Egypt of backing rebel fighters in its northern Tigray region amid ongoing fighting, according to Al Jazeera.

In response, Sudan's army has denied backing Tigray fighters. According to the report, Sudanese military officials instead said that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the rival paramilitary group Sudan's army has been fighting in its own internal conflict, is receiving support from within Ethiopia.

The dueling accusations reflect overlapping tensions in the region, where Ethiopia's internal conflict in Tigray and Sudan's separate civil war between its army and the RSF have both drawn claims of cross-border involvement. Al Jazeera's report does not provide independent verification of either side's allegations.

Details on the current state of fighting in Tigray, including specific military developments or casualty figures, were not included in the available report. It is also unclear from the source material whether Egypt has responded to Ethiopia's allegation that it is backing Tigray rebels.

Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt have a history of regional tensions, including a long-running dispute involving the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, though the report reviewed for this article does not link that dispute directly to the current allegations regarding Tigray.