Sudanese Air Strike Hits Darfur Airport, Killing 40 ‘Mercenaries’

• Sudanese air strike hit Darfur airport, controlled by a paramilitary group.

• The strike destroyed a suspected Emirati military aircraft and killed dozens of suspected mercenaries.

• The strike also destroyed a shipment of arms and equipment sent by the UAE to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

• Sudanese officials and a rebel adviser described the strike as a “blatant message” against foreign interference.

• UAE’s Foreign Ministry denied the accusations as “unfounded allegations” and attributed them to Sudan’s government’s “ongoing campaign of disinformation and deflection”.