LONDON: In an exclusive interview last Monday (Feb.9) with Arab News, Sudan’s Defense Minister Hassan Kabroun accused “a state of evil” of fueling the disastrous rebellion that over the past three years has left tens of thousands of Sudanese dead, displaced more than 14 million and reduced cities to ruins.
Kabroun did not name the “state of evil” he said was responsible for “providing logistical support, weapons, intelligence, and even fighters” to the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti.
However, during a session at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris publicly accused the UAE of providing "assistance, weapons ... support" to mercenaries from Colombia and other countries fighting with the rebels.
"We have evidence beyond reasonable doubt," he said. "It is up to the United Arab Emirates to defend themselves, stop this, then we can enter into peace talks."
A few days later, however, Sudan’s envoy to the UN, Hassan Hamid, named the UAE publicly during a session held in Geneva. He said: “Do you think that merely pledging money will whitewash the shame of your support of such a militia with such a black track record of terrorism?”
