Unidentified diplomatic sources have disclosed that Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo also known as “Hemedti” made a covert trip to Abu Dhabi to negotiate the reorganization of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after a series of setbacks in Sudan. It also included the Sudanese army’s recapture of the capital, Khartoum. Sources reported, that the war criminal Hemedti reached the UAE a few days ago and is presently residing in an opulent property in the Saadiyat area of Abu Dhabi, under the safeguard of the UAE State Security Agency.
The sources clarified that Hemedti has been conducting regular private gatherings with high-ranking security officers in the UAE government, including Major General Rashid Al Ketbi and Brigadier General Salem Al Neyadi, who manage Sudan and the African Sahel affairs in the office of UAE National Security Advisor Tahnoun bin Zayed.
UAE-Hemedti scheme foreign-controlled military council to split Sudan
The talks are focused on restructuring the RSF both politically and militarily, including the replacement of current commanders, and the creation of a “Transitional Military Council” governed from overseas to effectively divide Sudan. Hemedti, in collaboration with the UAE, is allegedly preparing to move the remaining RSF leadership to southern Libya and Chad, to reorganize the force in training centres under the pretence of “border security mercenaries.”
There are also proposals to inject new capital through the UAE firm “Noor Capital” to recruit new soldiers from Darfur and Central Africa, in collaboration with smuggling networks in Mali and Niger
Furthermore, a global media campaign is being organized to recast Hemedti as a “tribal leader” and revolutionary figure, and not a war criminal. This initiative will utilize Abu Dhabi’s connections to European media organizations, the same ones previously referenced.
Hemedti is also cooperating with the UAE on a strategy to raise new public figures within Sudan, while he continues to be the de facto ruler from abroad under full Emirati backing.
Some sources believe that the UAE no longer has the option to retreat from the Sudanese stage, feeling obliged to support Hemedti until the very end. Though their strategy has thus far failed, the struggle over it is not finished — it has simply shifted from Khartoum to the UAE.
Abu Dhabi has become one of the largest adversaries of Sudan and its people, due to its longstanding engagement in supporting the RSF and escalating the civil war in the country for nearly two years.
On March 5, Sudan lodged a lawsuit against the UAE at the International Court of Justice, charging it with breaching its responsibilities under the Genocide Convention, for backing RSF militias involved in attacks in West Darfur State. Earlier this month, Sudan also submitted an official grievance to the United Nations Security Council, urging action to halt what it called the UAE’s aggression through its backing of the RSF.
Sudan also condemned the UAE’s participation in a conference organized by the European Union set for mid-April, intended to address the ongoing humanitarian emergency in Sudan and rally support for the UN’s relief plan, which aims to assist 20.9 million people.