SUDANESE ARMY SEIZES UAE ARMS SHIPPED TO RSF

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claim to have discovered Emirati ammunition and medical supplies in the possession of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after recapturing the strategic Jebel Moya axis in Sennar, a critical junction connecting the eastern states to central Sudan.

The discovery adds to the growing evidence of the UAE’s direct involvement in arming the RSF, which has been accused of committing atrocities in the 17-month war but is currently facing military setbacks in the face of SAF operations across multiple fronts.

The discovered ammo boxes are marked with UAE military addresses. It appears the RSF attempted to scrub the information from the containers but did not complete the job.

The Jebel Moya breakthrough comes after the SAF launched its largest offensive in the capital, Khartoum, on 26th September, reclaiming strategic bridges connecting Khartoum to Omdurman and Bahri. By 5th October, the SAF, backed by anti-terrorism forces of the General Intelligence Services, also secured the vicinity of Jebel Moya and reopened the Sennar-Rabak road, linking Sennar and White Nile states. 

An investigation by The New York Times has uncovered how the UAE is covertly using the Red Crescent to ship weapons to the RSF through Chad - using humanitarian aid convoys as cover.

Some 20,000 Sudanese have been killed since 15 April 2023, but some estimates put the death toll as high as 150,000. Over 10 million have been displaced internally, and 2 million forced to flee abroad, creating the world's largest displacement crisis. More than half of the country's 50-million population is acutely hungry. Food-security experts warn that up to 2.5-million people in the country may die from hunger before the end of 2024.