Peace deal in peril as Sudan attacked

SUDAN yesterday accused Chad of attacking its troops and bombing a village in Darfur, and vowed to respond to the “aggressive and serious” violations of a fledgling peace agreement.

“This morning, two Chadian helicopters crossed the border and attacked positions of the Sudanese armed forces southeast of Baida,” military spokesman Othman Mohammed al-Agbash said.

“The helicopters fired one air-to-surface missile at 2.30am and then returned to another location of the Sudan armed forces northeast of Baida at 6.15am, firing one air-to-surface missile.”