UN panel probes Emirati links to weapons seized from RSF militia in Sudan

Sudanese national flag is attached to a machine gun of Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers

A Sudanese national flag is attached to a machine gun of Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers.

Photo credit: File | Reuters

A United Nations panel of experts charged with monitoring sanctions in Sudan is investigating how mortar rounds exported from Bulgaria to the United Arab Emirates ended up in a supply convoy for Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia fighters, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Mortar rounds seized from the convoy in November in Sudan's North Darfur region bore the same serial number as those Bulgaria told United Nation investigators it had exported to the UAE in 2019. The serial number was visible in photos and videos posted online by pro-government militia members following the seizure.