Egypt has dismissed \u201cnew allegations\u201d made by the deputy commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Abdel Rahim Dagalo (brother of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as \u201cHemedti\u201d), who claimed that \u201cEgyptian aircraft carried out airstrikes during the Sudan war.\u201d<\/p>\n
A senior Egyptian official said Saturday that \u201cCairo will not comment on Dagalo\u2019s remarks,\u201d adding to Asharq Al-Awsat that \u201cthe Egyptian Foreign Ministry has previously denied similar claims made by the RSF leader last year.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the Sudanese civil war nears its second year, the Sudanese army has recently achieved military gains, announcing the full liberation of the capital, Khartoum, from RSF control, which had held the city since the outbreak of the conflict in mid-April 2023.<\/p>\n
In a new escalation against Egypt, Hemedti\u2019s brother alleged Egyptian intervention in Sudan\u2019s war, claiming \u201cEgyptian aircraft bombed Sudanese civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n
Abdel Rahim appeared in a video on Saturday among his supporters in Darfur (western Sudan), speaking about a past meeting with former Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel during his tenure. He claimed that Egypt presented a peace proposal that he refused to sign, alleging that \u201cCairo wants a peace deal ready for signature, without negotiation.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Cairo, the senior Egyptian official reiterated that Egypt would not respond to such allegations, emphasizing the country\u2019s constant position calling for an end to the war in Sudan, the protection of civilians, and support for humanitarian relief efforts.<\/p>\n
This is not the first time the RSF has accused Egypt of conducting airstrikes in Sudan. In a video statement last October, Hemedti claimed that \u201cEgyptian warplanes bombed RSF forces,\u201d and accused the Egyptian government of supporting the Sudanese army with drones.<\/p>\n
However, Egypt\u2019s Foreign Ministry denied those allegations at the time, urging the international community to seek evidence for the claims made by the RSF leader. It affirmed that these accusations came as Cairo was intensifying efforts to end the conflict and protect civilians.<\/p>\n
Ambassador Salah Halima, a member of Egypt\u2019s Council for Foreign Affairs, called for ignoring the RSF deputy\u2019s remarks, saying, \u201cAbdel Rahim\u2019s statements come at a time when the RSF is weakened due to recent losses.\u201d He added that such allegations reflect the RSF\u2019s poor standing in the ongoing war.<\/p>\n
Halima believes the RSF is currently facing serious disarray on the battlefield, and Abdel Rahim\u2019s rejection of Egypt\u2019s peace proposal reveals contradictions in the militia\u2019s stance and a broader unwillingness to engage in peaceful solutions\u2014ultimately bearing responsibility for atrocities committed against Sudanese civilians.<\/p>\n
Former Egyptian ambassador to Sudan, Hossam Issa, said that the remarks made by Hemedti\u2019s brother are aimed at justifying the RSF\u2019s repeated defeats. \u201cThese claims come with no evidence and follow a familiar pattern from the RSF leadership after every military setback,\u201d he said, referencing Hemedti\u2019s previous defeat in Jebel Moya, Sennar State (southeast Sudan).<\/p>\n
According to Issa, the RSF leadership has lost credibility among its fighters and international backers\u2014especially after Hemedti claimed he would never leave the Republican Palace in Khartoum, only for the Sudanese army to retake it days later, along with other key facilities in the capital.<\/p>\n
He told Asharq Al-Awsat that the RSF has recently faced multiple international condemnations, including from the United Nations, over crimes against civilians, noting that most of the displaced people in the conflict are from areas that were under RSF control.<\/p>\n
The internal war in Sudan has forced nearly 13 million people to flee, both internally and to neighboring countries, according to UN estimates, with around 1.2 million Sudanese having fled to Egypt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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