UAE weapons found in recaptured Sudanese warehouse

Footage has emerged allegedly proving the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) is arming Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) raising concerns that Abu Dhabi is responsible for massively escalating the conflict rather than providing aid to war-torn Sudan.

According to Middle East Monitor on January 11th photos and videos have been circulating online following the recapture of Wad Madani, these videos show Sudanese soldiers in a warehouse filled with large labelled boxes and packages.

A soldier featured in the video states that the weapons primarily consist of ammunition and missiles, all of which originated from the UAE. This claim has further been backed up by other online images of weapons stockpiles.

Despite numerous reports and investigations over the past year that have increasingly found UAE weapons being transported to Sudan’s RSF via Chad, as well as a UN panel of experts backing that up in January last year, the UAE has consistently denied any involvement in arms supplies.

The UAE has denied any involvement in supplying arms to Sudan, despite many investigations over the last year finding their weapons were being transported to Sudan via Chad. As well as this, a United Nations panel of experts backed these findings up in January 2024.

On January 11th, the Sudanese military captured the city of Wad Madani, strategically taking it from the RSF after over a year of the group occupying it.

This represents a significant gain for Sudan’s armed forces in the ongoing 15-month-long conflict between them and the RSF.

Al Jazeera have reported that the local people are allegedly receiving the change in power well, with eyewitnesses in army-controlled cities across Sudan reporting many excitedly celebrating in the streets.

Middle East Monitor, Al Jazeera