The foreign minister of Sudan’s TASIS Government of Peace and Unity has raised allegations of deadly drone attacks by Sudan’s military with a senior United Nations envoy, saying complaints have been submitted to international bodies over strikes targeting civilians.
Amar Amoun Deldoum met Pekka Haavisto, the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy for Sudan, in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, according to a report published by Erem News on Friday.
Deldoum presented details of what TASIS describes as repeated attacks on civilian populations in territories under its control, including strikes on markets and residential areas in Darfur and the disputed Abyei region.
The minister said the government had pursued complaints through international mechanisms, including the UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The reported submissions could not be independently verified, and no confirmation that formal proceedings had been opened was immediately available.
Among the incidents raised during the meeting were attacks on a livestock market in Nyala, the Na’am market in Abyei, and locations including Al-Adiya, Abu Zaid and Al-Dumaya.
TASIS has attributed the attacks to Sudan’s military and forces operating under the Port Sudan authorities. Independent verification of responsibility for individual strikes remains limited.
Dispute over international mediation
The meeting also addressed disagreements over international efforts to negotiate an end to Sudan’s war.
Deldoum criticised the five-party mediation mechanism for what he described as an attempt to separate political negotiations from security arrangements.
He argued that Sudan’s conflict is fundamentally political and that any settlement must address political and security questions together.
The minister also questioned the neutrality of some mediators, citing visits to army-controlled Khartoum without corresponding engagement with the TASIS administration in Nyala.
Deldoum said the alliance’s decision not to participate in recent mediation meetings reflected a need for further internal consultations and concerns over the approach being adopted.
He maintained that TASIS could not be excluded from political negotiations or treated solely as a party to military and security arrangements.
Humanitarian truce remains on the table
Despite its objections to the mediation process, Deldoum reaffirmed the alliance’s willingness to accept a humanitarian truce.
He accused the Port Sudan authorities of delaying efforts to secure a cessation of hostilities, while calling for a stronger international response to worsening humanitarian conditions.
The minister warned that food insecurity and the threat of famine were placing growing pressure on civilians across the country.
Sudan’s war, which began in April 2023, has displaced millions and left large parts of the country facing severe humanitarian needs.
The TASIS administration, established in 2025 and based in Nyala, includes the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North among its principal members.
The latest diplomatic initiative comes as competing authorities remain divided over the structure of negotiations and the political arrangements required to end the conflict.
