On Sunday, 1/11/2026, the Government of Sudan lodged a complaint against Ethiopia with both the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council, against the backdrop of its attacks on civilian sites, facilities, and electricity stations, in a number of Sudanese states. It demanded that Ethiopia stop these hostile acts, and also urged the international system to carry out its role in applying international law to Ethiopia.

The Transitional Sovereignty Council also confirmed that drones had been launched from Ethiopian territory towards the country. It said: “We documented the launch of 187 drones from Ethiopia towards Sudan, between 15 February and 27 October.” The Sovereignty Council also stated that the drone attacks coming from Ethiopia killed 484 civilians and 76 soldiers.

What Ethiopia has carried out is blatant aggression launched from within its territory through drones that kill innocent people, destroy the state's infrastructure, and disrupt people's interests. By the admission of the highest authority in Sudan, this would not have happened had the Government of Sudan dealt with Ethiopia at least on a reciprocal basis.

In light of this reality, we in Hizb ut-Tahrir / Wilayah of Sudan affirm the following:

First: What Ethiopia has done, and continues to do, in aggression against our country, is considered a declaration of war against Sudan. The basic principle is that it should be met with the response it deserves, both according to the Islamic Shariah and according to law. From the Islamic legal perspective, Islam has granted the right to reciprocal treatment in the event of aggression. Allah, the Almighty, says:

[الشَّهْرُ الْحَرَامُ بِالشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْحُرُمَاتُ قِصَاصٌ فَمَنِ اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ]

“The sacred month is for the sacred month, and for the prohibited things there is retribution. So whoever transgresses against you, then transgress against him in the same way that he has transgressed against you. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is with the God-conscious” [Surah Al-Baqarah: 194].

From the legal perspective, Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations grants the right of response to any state that has been subjected to aggression. So why do the rulers of Sudan not take any action?!

Second: What has encouraged Ethiopia to persist in its aggression is the weak position of the Sudanese government, which does nothing but complain, in a world that does not respect the weak.

Third: The Sudanese army is capable of responding, and it has the strength, drones, and aircraft that would enable it to make Ethiopia regret its action. But unfortunately, the army's leaders are restraining it. Here, there are question marks over this disgraceful position!!

Fourth: The government has not taken even the simplest measures that could be taken under such circumstances, such as severing diplomatic relations, preventing Ethiopian aircraft from flying in Sudanese airspace, and other measures. Rather, matters are proceeding as though nothing has happened! This is another question mark.

Fifth: The disgraceful position and the complete concealment by the political mercenaries in our country, and the connected media figures, who remain silent about speaking the truth. The one who remains silent about the truth is a mute devil!

The people of Sudan are part of the Islamic Ummah, which does not accept humiliation and degradation. It is the Ummah of honour and the Ummah of goodness. This goodness and this honour will only exist under a principled state established on the basis of the great principle of Islam: a rightly guided Caliphate upon the method of Prophethood. Its Caliph will say to the enemies: “The answer is what you see, not what you hear.”

O people of strength and resolve: Give the support (Nusrah) to Hizb ut-Tahrir, so that it may restore it as a rightly guided Caliphate upon the method of Prophethood; one in which Islam and its people are honoured, and disbelief, polytheism, aggression, and their people are humiliated; and the world sees great rulers who safeguard the interests of the Ummah and make its enemies forget the whispers of Satan. For such a thing, let those who work, work.