The Egyptian government has denied accusations from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, claiming that Egyptian aircraft are allegedly involved in military operations on Sudanese soil. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a special statement addressing the allegations.
“The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies the claims made by RSF leader Dagalo regarding the participation of Egyptian air forces in the fighting taking place in Sudan,” the statement read. “While Egypt denies these accusations, it calls on the international community to find and present evidence supporting the RSF leader’s claims.”
The ministry expressed confusion over Dagalo's statements, especially given Egypt’s continuous efforts to end the conflict in Sudan, protect civilians, and facilitate the delivery of international humanitarian aid to those affected by the fighting.
Several Arab media outlets reported on Dagalo’s remarks, where he alleged that Egyptian air forces had participated in an attack on RSF units stationed in Sudan’s southeastern state of Sennar. Dagalo also accused Cairo of training Sudanese army personnel and supplying drones to them.
Tensions in Sudan escalated in April 2023 due to disagreements between the chairman of the Sovereign Council and army commander, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF leader, Dagalo. The primary dispute centers around the timeline and process for forming unified armed forces and whether the commander-in-chief should be a professional military officer, as al-Burhan advocates, or a civilian president, which is Dagalo’s position. Clashes between the RSF and the army began on April 15 last year in Merowe and Khartoum and quickly spread to other parts of Sudan, leading to thousands of deaths and tens of thousands injured.
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Based on materials from TASS