In a letter, the Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations accuses Abu Dhabi of “ UAE aggression against the Sudanese people “.
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The Sudanese Armed Forces of General al-Burhan accuse Abu Dhabi of supplying weapons and equipment, via Chad, to the paramilitaries of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo against whom they have been fighting for a year. This makes them complicit in the crimes committed by this militia, adds the representative of the Sudan to the United Nations in his missive.
Eight months ago, the American press reported that weapons had been discovered in an Emirati cargo plane supposed to transport humanitarian aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad.
Since then, a UN expert report on Sudan has described this information as “credible”, adding that according to testimonies collected, this equipment was unloaded from aircraft arriving in Amdjarass, on the Chadian side, then crossed the border where they were handed over to paramilitary forces.
The United Arab Emirates has always denied these accusations, deemed unfounded. Ndjamena too. It is ” very wrong » Chad’s transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby said again last week.
According to analysts who monitor air travel, several flights have taken place in recent days between Abu Dhabi and Chad.
The paramilitaries have recently strengthened their position around El Fasher and are preparing, according to observers, to to launch an offensive on the capital of North Darfur.