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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Sudan says army 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.
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...


UAE: Unfounded allegations by Port Sudan Authority are baseless PR stunts to justify impeding peace efforts
The United Arab Emirates categorically rejects the false and unfounded allegations made in the statement issued by the Port Sudan Authority, which inaccurately claims the UAE’s involvement in the ongoing civil conflict in Sudan through alleged support for armed groups or factions. The UAE affirms that these baseless allegations, entirely devoid of evidence, are nothing more than feeble media stunts aimed at diverting attention from the Port Suda…
Eye on Africa - Colombians mercenaries seen in Sudan
Colombian mercenaries join the Rapid Support Forces in the war in Sudan. Fighters from the South American nation reportedly spotted inside Darfur’s famine-stricken Zam zam refugee camp now the epicentre of the hunger crisis.
New images released by the Sudanese government army appear to show Colombians fighting alongside the paramilitary group RSF.
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