Sudan’s head of the RSF accused Egypt of taking part in airstrikes against the troops of the group.

In a speech that was videotaped on Wednesday, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, the leader of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), charged Egypt with carrying out airstrikes on the group’s soldiers.

The army of the nation, which has just acquired the upper hand in the fight that has devastated the nation for nearly eighteen months, was also accused by him of receiving drones and training from Cairo.
Later, in a statement, the Egyptian foreign ministry refuted Hemedti’s claims that Egyptian aircraft was involved in the continuing conflict in Sudan.

“While Egypt denies those claims, it calls on the international community to ascertain the evidence that proves the truth of what the RSF militia leader said,” the ministry of foreign affairs stated.
Egypt has joined Saudi Arabia’s and the United States’ efforts to resolve the situation, despite the perception that Egypt is close to the Sudanese army and its commander, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Earlier this year, Cairo played host to meetings between opposing political groupings.

Hemedti said in his prerecorded video message that Egypt had attacked using American munitions.
“If the Americans were not in agreement these bombs would not reach Sudan,” he stated.
In addition, he mentioned the presence of mercenaries from Tigray, Eritrea, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine in the nation and restated claims that Iranians fought with the army.
The army has recently advanced toward the southeast Sennar state and the capital Khartoum, Sudan; Hemedti said that his men were forced to retreat from the vital Jebel Moya region by purported Egyptian airstrikes.

“This war will not end in one or two, three, or four years,” stated the chairman of the RSF, perhaps shifting the tone from earlier pronouncements in favor of peace talks. We will soon approach one million warriors, according to some who have spoken about one million.”
Since it broke out in April 2023, the Sudanese conflict has resulted in the displacement of about 10 million people, widespread starvation and famine, and waves of ethnically motivated violence that have been primarily attributed to the RSF.