Chad has condemned a senior Sudanese general's threat to target its airports, calling it a \"declaration of war.\"
Its foreign ministry said it would respond according to international law if a \"square metre of Chadian territory is threatened\".
The warning follows comments from Lt-Gen Yasir al-Atta, the deputy commander of Sudan's army, who said the UAE was using Chad's airports to deliver weapons to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The Sudanese army has repeatedly accused the UAE of supporting its rival, the RSF, throughout the brutal two-year civil war, which has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis.