Iranian Drones Become Latest Proxy Tool in Sudan’s Civil War
- Mohajer-6 combat drone said to be delivered to Sudan army
- Move is latest foreign intervention in strategic Africa nation
Rises over Khartoum in April 2023.
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Iran has supplied Sudan’s army with combat drones, taking sides in a disastrous civil war fueled by proxies keen for Red Sea access that has displaced millions and risks destabilizing the wider region, according to senior Western officials.
Iran’s intervention in the nine-month conflict on the side of the military, which has lost swathes of territory to a paramilitary group allegedly backed by the United Arab Emirates, raises the stakes for the North African country already on the verge of famine. It also underscores the importance of Sudan’s 400-mile Red Sea coastline where the likes of China, Russia and Turkey are jockeying for access.