Sudan files complaint at UN against UAE for alleged involvement in war
New York, US (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council, accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of direct intervention in the country’s ongoing war.
The complaint accused the UAE of recruiting, financing, and deploying hundreds of Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudan news outlet said.
The news outlet said a copy of the complaint it had seen was circulated to council members by the Security Council’s president for September, South Korean Ambassador Kim Sangjin.
It said the official submission consists of a six-page letter from Sudan’s Permanent Representative, Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith, accompanied by 13 annexes containing purported evidence.
He presented what he described as “alarming and well-documented evidence” of the UAE’s role in prolonging the conflict.
Sudan Tribune said the letter states the intervention constitutes a “grave violation of Sudan’s sovereignty” and a “direct threat to regional peace and security”.
The UAE has previously denied allegations of providing military support to any warring factions in Sudan.
Sudan claimed that between 350 and 380 Colombian mercenaries, mostly retired soldiers, were recruited through Emirati-based private security firms.
The document also claimed that the mercenaries were allegedly flown from the UAE to Somalia and then to Benghazi, Libya, before being moved overland through Chad into Sudan.
Sudan alleges that between November 2024 and February 2025, UAE-chartered aircraft operated 248 flights to smuggle mercenaries and military equipment to RSF-controlled areas, including Nyala, El Fasher, and Hamrat al-Sheikh.
The letter accuses the mercenaries of participating in frontline battles across multiple regions, including Khartoum, Omdurman, and the ongoing siege of El Fasher in North Darfur. Their roles allegedly included operating RSF drones, artillery, and armoured vehicles.
The Sudanese government claims the mercenaries’ actions have led to “egregious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law”, citing the killing of 73 civilians between January 22 and February 11, 2025.
The complaint also accuses the UAE of using its logistical networks to smuggle Sudan’s natural resources, including gold and gum Arabic.
The submission notes that major media outlets in Colombia have widely reported the recruitment and has been publicly condemned by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who confirmed the deaths of at least 40 Colombian mercenaries in Sudan.
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