The June assault on Jabal al‑Uqaydat, also blamed on Egypt, killed 23 workers and saw 223 people, including 136 foreigners, detained during a so‑called large‑scale operation.
—A jet roared overhead at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, striking five times, Abdelaziz Youssef recalled, his voice shaking as he and others scrambled up the mountain. Sharaf Ali, who fled to the local market, said thousands were present and chaos erupted, bodies littering the path as they ran.
The border, stretching 1,200 km from the Red Sea to Libya, remains contested, with both Sudan and Egypt claiming the mineral‑rich Halayeb triangle. Cairo, while backing Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al‑Burhan, views the war against the Rapid Support Forces as a security threat and a potential source of illicit gold.
Sudan’s Emergency Lawyers said the strike occurred inside Sudanese territory, framing it as an attempt by Egyptian authorities to assert control over the region’s resources. The group has documented the casualties and urged a thorough investigation.
No official statement has yet come from Egypt, leaving the incident unresolved and raising questions about accountability in this fragile frontier.