Sudan Presents Irrefutable Evidence of UAE-Backed Colombian Mercenaries
- On August 5, 2025, Sudan's government claimed that the United Arab Emirates provided funding to Colombian mercenaries fighting alongside the Rapid Support Forces in the ongoing civil conflict.
- The civil war erupted in Khartoum in April 2023 after tensions between Sudan's army and the RSF escalated, leading to widespread conflict.
- Sudan's foreign ministry claimed to hold irrefutable evidence that Emirati authorities sponsored and financed Colombian and neighboring African mercenaries.
- Over 40,000 people have died, 12 million have been displaced, and Amnesty International reported UAE-made armored vehicles were seized by Sudanese forces.
- The accusations suggest foreign involvement worsens regional instability, while the UAE denies arming the RSF and calls the claims a disinformation campaign.
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The Sudanese Army Awarded the Shooting Down of an Emirati Plane with Dozens of Colombian Mercenaries
The Sudanese Army has claimed the downing, this Wednesday, of an aircraft coming from the United Arab Emirates that carried about 40 Colombian mercenaries and a shipment of weapons that would be destined to support the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR).The information was reported on Sudanese state television, which indicated that the aircraft was impacted when it tried to land at Nyala airport, a strategic city of Darfur, in the eas…
The regular army accuses the UAE of supplying the paramilitary forces with cutting-edge weapons, especially drones, through the airport in Nyala.
The Sudanese Army has claimed to have shot down an Emirati plane in which dozens of Colombian mercenaries were allegedly travelling, reported the Sudanese official television,...
Sudan air force destroys Emirati aircraft, killing 40 mercenaries
Sudan's air force has destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it landed at a paramilitary-controlled airport in Darfur, killing at least 40 people, the army-aligned state TV said Wednesday. A military source, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the UAE plane "was bombed and completely destroyed"…
Al Bawaba - Sudan witnessed widespread anger on social media platforms after the armed forces revealed the presence of foreign mercenaries, including Colombians, fighting alongside the Rapid Support Forces in the battles of El Fasher, North Darfur...
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