Sudan expels 15 UAE diplomats
Sudan has considered 15 Emirati diplomats as undesirable elements and asked them to leave this African country. |
In recent weeks, pro-military protesters and high-ranking officials loyal to Sudanese army chief Abdul Fattah al-Burhan have accused the UAE of supporting the Rapid Support Forces led by Burhan’s former deputy, Mohammad Hamdan Daghlou. .
According to the UN report, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces militia group have been engaged in a civil war since April 15, which has left 12,000 people dead and seven million displaced.
Ceasefire negotiations between the two sides have failed so far, while neither side has been able to gain a relative advantage on the battlefield over the other.
Experts and world leaders including Antonio Guterres , the Secretary General of the United Nations, have said that unknown actors involved in financial support and weapons from both sides have played a role in this continuous killing. According to experts, while Egypt and Turkey are strongly on the side of the army. Sudan stood up, the United Arab Emirates is accused of sending weapons and supporting the Rapid Support Forces, which controls most of the country’s gold mines. The country denied Sudan and said that Abu Dhabi does not take sides in the current conflict.
In late November, General Yasser al-Atta, second only to al-Barhan in the Sudanese army, accused the UAE of sending through Ugandan airports. Chad and Central African Republic support Rapid Support Forces in war against army.
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