UAE Shadow Network Allegedly Funnels Colombian Mercenaries to Sudan's RSF
A clandestine logistics network, reportedly coordinated by a security contractor in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is allegedly deploying thousands of Colombian mercenaries to support the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. This operation, detailed in a Financial Times investigation, suggests a deepening covert involvement by Abu Dhabi in the Sudanese civil war. Recruitment for this deployment reportedly accelerated in mid-2024 through the Global Security Services Group (GSSG), a UAE-based private security firm with alleged ties to the Emirati Presidential Court. Combatants, including veterans of South American insurgencies and drug cartels, receive initial training at military facilities in the UAE, where Emirati military personnel instruct them in drone operations and anti-aircraft systems. They are then transported via 'ghost flights' and logistical convoys through strategic regional hubs like Bosaso, Somalia, and Kufra, Libya, to active combat zones in Darfur. Geolocation data tracked by the Conflict...