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The UAE’s role in fuelling atrocities in Sudan has been further exposed by a new investigation by The Sunday Times, which corroborates earlier UN findings linking Emirati weapons and gold routes to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a militia widely accused of committing war crimes in Darfur. Despite repeated denials by Abu Dhabi, mounting evidence shows that the Gulf state has channelled arms, cash and logistical support to the RSF in breach of international law, exacerbating a proxy conflict that has devastated civilian life across Sudan. The RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”), evolved from the notorious Janjaweed militias responsible for ethnic cleansing in Darfur two decades ago. Today, bolstered by foreign arms and illicit gold revenue, it is […]
