Thank you for reading the news about 'No mercenaries': Sudanese protest UAE's devious Yemen war recruitment and now with the detailsAden - Yasmine El Tohamy - Dozens of Sudanese gathered outside the UAE embassy in Khartoum on Sunday, to protest what they say is a calculated campaign by Abu Dhabi to lure citizens to fight in the deadly conflict. The accusations, which have gone viral on Sudanese social media, have highlighted the controversial role of Sudanese militiamen in Yemen and Libya. Upon his arrival in the country, however, Yusuf's brother was allegedly forced into a military training camp alongside around 150 others. A confidential UN report unveiled in October last year alleged the presence of a thousand Sudanese militiamen in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. Sudan's transitional government has dramatically downsized the country's troop presence in Yemen this year, but the Sudanese armed forces have fought in the Saudi-led coalition since 2015.

Source: Libya Today January 27, 2020 18:45 UTC