UAE has long been accused of supplying weapons to Sudan rebels. Here's how it's happening
1 week, 3 days ago

UAE has long been accused of supplying weapons to Sudan rebels. Here's how it's happening

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Since the start of the war, dozens of cargo planes from the United Arab Emirates have landed at a small airstrip in eastern Chad. Image sources: Amnesty International/Reuters Since Sudan’s civil war broke out in April 2023, multiple allegations have surfaced accusing the United Arab Emirates of supplying arms to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. The UAE has rejected allegations of military support to the RSF, saying its flights to Chad are for humanitarian purposes, including delivering aid to Sudanese refugees and supporting a field hospital. Allegations of support for the RSF “The flow of weapons and equipment from the UAE to the RSF has not stopped since the outbreak of this war,” Sudanese army spokesperson Brigadier General Nabil Abdullah said. “Logistics win wars, and the UAE has consistently facilitated weapons to the RSF through this network,” said Justin Lynch of the Sudan Conflict Observatory.

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Allies providing Sudan’s warring parties with weapons are ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN official says
1 month, 1 week ago

Allies providing Sudan’s warring parties with weapons are ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN official says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. political chief accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis. “It is illegal, and it must end.” She didn’t name the countries funding and providing weapons to Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support …

Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace
3 months, 1 week ago

Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday of providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the 17-month war. Sudanese Ambassador Al-Harith Mohamed accused the UAE of providing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, known as the RAF, with heavy weapons, missiles and ammunition – and of “profiting from this war through the illegal …

Sudan accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous’
6 months ago

Sudan accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday of fueling the 14-month war in the African country by providing weapons to a rival paramilitary force. The UAE dismissed the allegation as “ludicrous,” calling “a shameful abuse by one of the warring parties.” The clash came during a U.N. Security Council meeting at which Assistant Secretary-General …

Sudan accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous'
6 months ago

Sudan accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UAE dismissed the allegation as “ludicrous,” calling “a …

Civil war in Sudan takes centre stage at UN
6 months ago

Civil war in Sudan takes centre stage at UN

Al Jazeera  

Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of arming a paramilitary force in the country’s 14-month civil war, prompting a clash at the United Nations Security Council. Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed, Sudan’s UN ambassador, accused the UAE late on Tuesday of arming the Rapid Support Forces, which has been fighting Sudan’s army since April 2023 and faces accusations of ethnic …

UAE denies sending weapons to Sudan’s RSF paramilitary: Report
10 months, 4 weeks ago

UAE denies sending weapons to Sudan’s RSF paramilitary: Report

Al Jazeera  

An Emirati official tells the Financial Times that the Gulf country ‘does not take sides’ in war in Sudan. The United Arab Emirates has denied arming the Rapid Support Forces in its war against the Sudanese army, the Financial Times has reported, after a leaked UN report said it had “credible” evidence that the Gulf country was providing military support …

Sudan residents describe raids, evictions by RSF soldiers
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan residents describe raids, evictions by RSF soldiers

Al Jazeera  

Raids are part of a broader trend that has seen the paramilitary RSF embed itself in residential areas by turning flats and even hospitals into military outposts. When two Rapid Support Forces soldiers stormed Nadir el-Gadi’s home in Khartoum on April 23, they demanded to know which side of the Sudan conflict he supported – the RSF or the Sudanese …

Analysis: UAE, Egypt closer to different sides in Sudan conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

Analysis: UAE, Egypt closer to different sides in Sudan conflict

Al Jazeera  

With Egypt sidling up to Sudan’s army and the UAE holding some sway over the RSF, what will the regional implications be? “The UAE’s interests are in controlling ports in the Red Sea,” Jihad Mashamoun, a Sudanese researcher and a political analyst on Sudanese affairs, told Al Jazeera. “We’ve seen in recent years disagreement developing between Egypt and the UAE …

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