Rights Group Says New Weapons Fuelling Sudan War, Urges Expansion of Arms Embargo

Amnesty International, in a report entitled, New Weapons Fueling Sudan Conflict, shows how recently manufactured foreign weapons have been transferred into and around Sudan, in breach of the arms embargo on Darfur…According to Amnesty International, recently manufactured or recently transferred weapons and ammunition from countries including China, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen are being imported in large quantities into war-torn Sudan, and then in some cases diverted into Darfur…The group revealed that advanced drone jammers, mortars and anti-materiel rifles manufactured in China have been used by both sides of the conflict. However, a variety of recently manufactured armoured personnel carriers from UAE have reportedly been used by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). (Sudan Tribune)