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Sudanese strike hits Darfur airport, killing 40 mercenaries
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
|August 08, 2025
A Sudanese airstrike hit an airport in the country's Darfur region controlled by a notorious paramilitary group, destroying a suspected Emirati military aircraft and killing dozens of suspected mercenaries, Sudanese officials and a rebel adviser said Thursday.
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Wednesday's strike on the Nyala airport killed at least 40 suspected mercenaries from Colombia and destroyed a shipment of arms and equipment that were sent by the United Arab Emirates to the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, according to two Sudanese military officials and an adviser to a Darfur rebel leader allied with RSF. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to brief the media. The adviser also requested anonymity for his safety.
This story is from the August 08, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Sambalpur.
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