Egyptian army issues statement following accusations of attacks on Sudanese border
The Egyptian army’s campaign against illicit gold mining stems from security operations announced earlier this year – on June 22, the Armed Forces began a sweeping campaign within the Southern Military Zone, conducted in coordination with Interior Ministry, targeting what they described as criminal hotspots involved in illegal gold mining, trafficking in drugs and weapons, and irregular migration.
Egypt’s sweeping campaign Egyptian authorities had warned miners against remaining in the area prior to the attack—described by the Associated Press as a border zone—whereas Sudanese groups said that the raids took place within Sudanese territory.
The statement neither explicitly denied nor confirmed the execution of airstrikes within Sudanese territory, nor did it specify the locations of the operations it alluded to; instead, it merely affirmed that the campaign targets illegal gold mining activities within Egyptian borders.
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