Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the allegations to the leader of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Force (SRF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (also known as "Hemeti"), that Cairo's air force has participated in combat operations within the framework of the ongoing war in Sudan, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
"Egypt rejects these claims, but at the same time calls on the international community to see for itself whether there really is evidence to support what the SBP militia leader said,", the ministry said.
Earlier, in a video address, Hemeti accused Egypt of participating in airstrikes on the ground units of the SBP.
He also accused Cairo of training and providing drones to the Sudanese army, which has recently gained the upper hand in the fighting that has ravaged Sudan for nearly a year and a half.
For now there is no comment from the Egyptian side.
Although Egypt is believed to have moved closer to the Sudanese army and its chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Cairo joined efforts under the auspices of the United States and Saudi Arabia for a peaceful settlement of the conflict, notes Reuters.
The Egyptian capital also hosted talks between the two warring camps earlier this year.
In his video message, Hemeti said Egypt used American bombs in the strikes.
"If the Americans had not agreed, these bombs would not have reached Sudan," added the SBP commander.
He mentioned that there are Tigrean, Eritrean, Azerbaijani and Ukrainian mercenaries in Sudan and repeated his previous accusations of Iranian involvement in the war on the side of the army.
Its units have recently advanced into the Sudanese capital Khartoum and the southeastern Senar region, where Hemeti says Egyptian airstrikes have pushed his fighters out of the strategic town of Jebel Moya.
The SBP leader also made a comment whose tone differed sharply from his previous statements about peace efforts: "This war will not end in one, two, three or four years. Some are talking about a million soldiers, soon we will reach 1 million.
The war in Sudan, which broke out in April 2023, has forced nearly 10 million people from their homes and caused famine and waves of ethnically motivated violence, which have been largely blamed on the SDF.