The leader of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, accused Egypt of being involved in airstrikes on the group's troops in a recorded speech on Wednesday.

Egypt traditionally supported the Sudanese military during stable times. In fact, before the war started, Egyptian troops were based in a camp in northern Sudan and were initially caught up in the crisis and detained briefly by RSF before back channels secured their freedom.

Sudanese paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has accused Egypt of conducting airstrikes on RSF troops and supplying drones to Sudan’s army. In a recorded speech released on Wednesday,

Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemetti, on Wednesday accused Egypt of joining military operations in support of the Sudanese army. He announced an escalation in response,

Egypt denied accusations it carried out an airstrike on a paramilitary group battling Sudan’s army in the neighboring country’s civil war.

Egypt has denied allegations from Sudanese paramilitary chief Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, at war with the army since April last year, that its military has been involved in the conflict. The war between Daglo’s Rapid Support Forces and the regular military,