Burhan inspects Sudanese troops deployed on Ethiopian border December 18, 2020 December 17, 2020 (GARAREF/KHARTOUM) – The head of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Thursday inspected the Sudanese troops deployed on the eastern border, following an attack by the Ethiopian forces and its Amhara militiamen on Tuesday. The Sudanese government and political groups voiced their support to the national army and condemned a coordinated attack by the Ethiopian army from the neighbouring Amarah region. The attack, intervened as Addis Ababa sought Sudan’s neutrality in the conflict with the recalcitrant TPLF of the Tigray Region and after the deployment of Sudanese troops along the border.