On 22 December, Reuters published a report by Alexander Dziadosz and Giulia Paravicini, titled ‘How a remote airstrip in Libya reshaped Sudan’s civil war'. The report looks at how a small airport in southern Libya – controlled by UAE-backed military commander Khalifa Haftar – has become a vital conduit for weapons, fuel and mercenaries to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, which has been fighting the Sudanese army since April 2023 when the two fell out over how to integrate their forces. According to the report, citing military, intelligence and diplomatic officials, military supplies sent via the airstrip in Kufra, about 300 km from Sudan's border, helped the RSF revive its fortunes after the Sudanese army retook the capital Khartoum in March.
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