Foreign fighters and external support fuel Sudan’s war: UN-backed probe

Investigation says outside support for warring parties strengthens military capabilities, intensifying a humanitarian crisis.Foreign recruitment and external support networks are sustaining and expanding the civil war in Sudan by providing weapons, military technology and fighters, to the detriment of civilians, according to a United Nations-backed investigation.A report by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan, released on Thursday, said transnational entities operating across several countries recruited, trained and deployed foreign personnel to support the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Ambush in South Sudan kills peacekeeping troopslist 2 of 3Chad accuses Sudan of air strike near shared border that killed 12list 3 of 3Dozens killed in rebel attacks on Sudan’s Kordofan, medical group saysend of listThe report also said there were “reasonable grounds to believe” that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) used foreign-supplied drones in its operations that harmed civilians and civilian infrastructure.Since April 2023, the conflict between the SAF and the RSF has killed tens of thousands of Sudanese and ...