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Sudan representative says UAE backed drone strikes on Port Sudan, urges Security Council action
Summary
A Sudanese representative told a recorded meeting that the United Arab Emirates supported drone strikes on Port Sudan and supplied munitions found in Sudan, and criticized the Security Council's closed meeting format for limiting Sudan's voice.
A Sudanese representative recorded in a meeting transcript accused the United Arab Emirates of supporting drone strikes that struck Port Sudan and other civilian infrastructure and urged the United Nations Security Council to take stronger action.
The representative said the strikes targeted Port Sudan's airport, oil facilities and hospitals, asserted the attacks were launched from or directed by UAE military bases across the Red Sea and named the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as partners in the operations. The speaker also said observers recovered a delivery-verification document listing the Emirati armed forces as the end user for large shipments of mortar rounds that have appeared in Sudanese combat footage.
Why it matters: The representative framed the attacks as part of a broader UAE strategy to expand influence in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa and said disruption of Port Sudan could shift regional power dynamics, affect shipping routes and worsen the…
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