Foreign support, drones fuel Sudan war and possible war crimes, UN probe says
The report says foreign-supplied drones and fighters helped both sides widen attacks, and more than 1,000 civilians were killed in strikes this year, investigators said.
- On Thursday, a United Nations fact-finding mission reported that foreign support is sustaining Sudan's conflict, warning that advanced military technology is expanding drone strikes deep into civilian areas, potentially amounting to war crimes.
- Investigators found a transnational network involving the United Arab Emirates, Chad, Libya, and Somalia supplying the Rapid Support Forces with weapons, military equipment, and logistics, while Colombian contractors played a significant role operating drone systems.
- More than 1,000 civilians died in drone strikes between January and May 2026, according to the report; SAF strikes on the Ad-Da Teaching Hospital in East Darfur killed at least 70 people, leaving the facility non-functional.
- The mission urged the United Nations Security Council to extend the Darfur arms embargo across all of Sudan; the UAE and Chad denied providing military support or knowledge of weapons transfers through their territories.
- Evidence indicates both the SAF and RSF committed serious violations of international humanitarian law using sophisticated drone capabilities, frequently targeting civilian infrastructure including Yabus Market in Blue Nile State and fuel facilities in North Kordofan.
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Recruitment of combatants abroad and external support fuel the conflict in the Sudan and exacerbate violence against civilians, alerted a United Nations mission in a report on Thursday.
According to a relevant report, the Sudanese army and the IDF have committed “serious violations”, while “some of their actions could constitute war crimes”. The post Sudan: Recruitment of foreign fighters fuels the war, denounces UN mission appeared first on in.gr.
Foreign arms, drone strikes raise war crimes concerns in sudan - NewsTmes.com.ng
Foreign weapons, military technology, foreign personnel and logistical networks are helping sustain Sudan’s war and expanding the ability of the warring parties to carry out attacks far beyond the front lines, a United Nations fact-finding mission has warned. In a report published on Thursday, the UN mission said foreign support was strengthening the military capabilities …
Geneva: 24. The International Independent Fact-Finding Mission on the Sudan stated that drones and external support had contributed to the expansion of the war and to the increased risk to civilians, noting that there were reasonable reasons to believe that a cross-border network had provided rapid support forces with weapons, logistical supplies, training and foreign personnel, including Colombian military contractors.
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