CAIRO – 10 October 2024: Egypt has refuted the claims made by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, regarding the alleged involvement of the Egyptian air force in the ongoing battles in neighboring Sudan.
In a statement released late on Wednesday, Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, “These claims arise amidst Egypt’s intensive endeavors to cease the war, protect civilians, and enhance the global response to humanitarian aid initiatives for those affected by the ongoing war in brotherly Sudan.”
The ministry has urged the international community to ascertain the evidence supporting Dagalo’s claims.
The ministry underscored Egypt’s dedication to the security, stability, and unity of Sudan, both its land and people.
Egypt "will spare no effort in extending all forms of support to its brethren in Sudan to address the grave damages stemming from this devastating war," the statement emphasized.
In a recorded address on Wednesday, Dagalo accused Egypt of engaging in airstrikes against his paramilitary forces, supplying drones to the RSF's rival, the Sudanese Armed Forces, and utilizing US munitions in these alleged attacks, Reuters reported.
Dagalo, known as Hemedti, also claimed that the alleged Egyptian airstrikes have caused his troops to retreat from the strategic Jebel Moya area in Sennar state. The Sudanese army announced this week recapturing the area after days-long heavy fighting with the RSF.
The army has recently made advances in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and the southeastern Sennar state, where Hemedti suggested the alleged Egyptian airstrikes against his troops pushed them back from the strategic Jebel Moya area.
Dagalo additionally asserted the presence of fighters from various nations, including Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Eritrea, participating in the Sudan conflict.
Since the eruption of war between the Sudanese army and the RSF in April 2023, Egypt has advocated for an immediate and sustainable ceasefire to bring an end to the crisis, preventing further loss of innocent Sudanese lives and the destruction of property.
EGYPTIAN CEASEFIRE ENDEAVORS
Egypt has aligned itself with global initiatives spearheaded by the United States and Saudi Arabia aimed at terminating the conflict and also contributed to establishing a ministerial mechanism comprising the foreign ministers of Sudan’s neighboring states to coordinate collective efforts in resolving the crisis.
Moreover, in July 2023, Cairo hosted the Sudan Neighboring States Summit, where the heads of state and governments of the Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, and South Sudan convened to deliberate on potential solutions to the crisis.
Last July, Egypt organized a conference for Sudanese civil and political factions.
On the sidelines of the event, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with a participating delegation, emphasizing that Egypt will spare no effort to bridge the gap between the various Sudanese factions, end the war and ensure restoring security and stability and maintaining the resources of the Sudanese people.
The war in Sudan has claimed the lives of thousands of civilians and left nearly half of the country's 50 million population facing food shortages and reliant on humanitarian assistance.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) figures from July, the war has displaced over 10 million Sudanese, constituting 20% of the population, since its inception.
Egypt has welcomed around 1.2 million Sudanese refugees since the war began, ReliefWeb reported, citing information provided by the Egyptian government to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in late September.
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