A new report from Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) has revealed that an Ethiopian military base near the Sudanese border appears to be providing logistical support to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group currently engaged in a brutal civil war against Sudan’s national army.
Using satellite imagery and open-source data, Yale researchers identified activity at a base in Asosa, in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, that aligns with military assistance to the RSF over a five-month window between late December 2025 and late March 2026. Among the findings were repeated deliveries of light pickup trucks, commonly used by armed militias, as well as shipping containers, fuel tanks, and tents with capacity for up to 150 individuals. Some of the vehicles were later observed fitted with heavy weapon mounts.
The report further links these vehicles to fighting near Al-Kurmuk, a strategically significant Sudanese border town approximately 100 kilometers from the Asosa base. Ongoing clashes in the area have displaced an estimated 28,000 people this year alone.
Ethiopia has denied any involvement in the conflict, rejecting prior allegations that it has been hosting RSF camps. Sudan’s military had previously accused the RSF of launching drone attacks from Ethiopian soil, the first such public allegation.
The Asosa airport has also reportedly undergone significant expansion, with new infrastructure and defensive positions identified in satellite imagery.
Source: Arab News PK — originally reported by AFP, April 9, 2026
