“Inside the Secret Network Fueling Sudan’s War”: Filmmaker Julia Steers on UAE Backing RSF Atrocities

A new investigation has uncovered how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) supports a secret network of military training camps for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that enables them to continue their deadly war in Sudan. “This war, which is often categorized in international media as a civil war, is really a proxy war,” says award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Julia Steers. “We’re talking about a really extensive network of logistics and training and financial backing from AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, as we turn to Sudan, where the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned another humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan’s besieged city of El Obeid. ... [13035 chars]