Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Al-Harith Idris, expressed his country’s discontent over the way the closed UN Security Council session—dedicated to discussing drone attacks on Port Sudan and other vital installations—was conducted.
In a press conference held after the closed-door meeting, Idris stated that the session did not meet Sudan’s expectations, accusing the United Arab Emirates of attempting to silence Sudan’s voice within the Council and obstruct its role in maintaining international peace and security.
The Sudanese ambassador directly accused the UAE of carrying out the attacks on Port Sudan using advanced drones launched from Emirati military bases in the Red Sea, at the request of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.
He confirmed that the attacks targeted Port Sudan Airport as well as the city’s oil and service infrastructure.
Idris explained that Sudan possesses accurate intelligence indicating that the attack, carried out on May 4, originated from a UAE military base and involved drones likely of the MQ-9 or MQ-9B type, along with suicide drones, supported logistically by Emirati naval vessels in the Red Sea.
He linked the recent escalation to a retaliatory response for an operation conducted by the Sudanese Armed Forces on May 3 in the city of Nyala, which targeted a UAE military aircraft and resulted in the death of 13 foreign nationals, including Emirati personnel and a Kenyan co-pilot.
He considered that operation to be the likely direct motive for the attack on Port Sudan, describing it as part of an escalatory UAE approach aimed at compensating for the RSF’s failures in central Sudan.
Idris also referred to media reports, including one by France 24, that documented shipments of Bulgarian mortar bombs to the Emirati army—the same ammunition that later appeared in the hands of the RSF inside Sudan.
He urged the Security Council to take this evidence seriously, calling for an immediate halt to the supply of weapons and mercenaries to the militia.
He also called on the United States and the European Union to exert real pressure on the UAE to end what he described as an “aggressive war” against Sudan, warning that international silence does not promote stability but rather encourages the aggressor to continue its violations.
