{"id":15234,"date":"2025-04-02T20:59:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T20:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15234"},"modified":"2025-04-02T20:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T20:59:46","slug":"secret-abu-dhabi-visit-hemedtis-plans-to-restructure-sudans-rsf-with-uae-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/02\/secret-abu-dhabi-visit-hemedtis-plans-to-restructure-sudans-rsf-with-uae-backing\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Abu Dhabi Visit: Hemedti&#8217;s Plans to Restructure Sudan\u2019s RSF with UAE Backing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Diplomatic sources have revealed that Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo \u201cHemedti\u201d conducted a secret visit to Abu Dhabi to discuss restructuring the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following a series of defeats in Sudan, including the Sudanese army\u2019s recapture of the capital, Khartoum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"590\">According to the sources, the war criminal Hemedti arrived in the UAE several days ago and is currently staying in a luxurious residence in the Saadiyat area of Abu Dhabi, under the protection of the UAE State Security Agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"938\">The sources explained that Hemedti has been holding frequent closed-door meetings with senior security officials in the Emirati regime, including Major General Rashid Al Ketbi and Brigadier General Salem Al Neyadi, who oversee Sudan and the African Sahel portfolio in the office of UAE National Security Advisor Tahnoun bin Zayed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14552\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14552 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sudanf.jpg\" alt=\"Army Secures Palace as RSF Regroups Nearby\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sudanf.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sudanf-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sudanf-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sudanf-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Army&#8217;s Advance Marks Turning Point in Battle for Khartoum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"17\" data-end=\"82\">UAE and Hemedti Plot Foreign-Run Military Council to Divide Sudan<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"1217\">According to the sources, the discussions are centered on reengineering the RSF both politically and militarily, including the replacement of current leaders, and the planning of a \u201cTransitional Military Council\u201d managed from abroad to divide Sudan in practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1463\">Hemedti, in coordination with the UAE, is reportedly planning to relocate remaining RSF leadership to southern Libya and Chad, with the aim of restructuring the force in training camps under the guise of \u201cborder protection mercenaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1673\">There are also plans to inject new funds via the Emirati company \u201cNoor Capital\u201d to recruit fresh fighters from Darfur and Central Africa, in coordination with smuggling networks in Niger and Mali.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1947\">Additionally, a global media campaign is being arranged to rebrand Hemedti as a \u201ctribal leader\u201d and revolutionary figure, rather than a war criminal. This effort will leverage Abu Dhabi&#8217;s ties to European media institutions, the same ones previously mentioned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"2133\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/10\/hemedtis-mysterious-disappearance-is-the-rapid-support-forces-collapse-imminent\/\">Hemedti<\/a> is also working with the UAE on a plan to introduce new public figures within Sudan, while he remains the de facto ruler from abroad under full Emirati sponsorship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2135\" data-end=\"2419\">Some sources believe that the UAE no longer has the luxury of withdrawing from the Sudanese arena, and feels compelled to support Hemedti to the very end. Though their plan has so far failed, the battle over it is not over \u2014 it has simply moved from Khartoum to Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4068\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4068 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-supported-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-with-Emirati-weapons-to-fuel-discord-in-Sudan-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammed bin Zayed supported the Rapid Support Force\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-supported-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-with-Emirati-weapons-to-fuel-discord-in-Sudan-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-supported-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-with-Emirati-weapons-to-fuel-discord-in-Sudan-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-supported-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-with-Emirati-weapons-to-fuel-discord-in-Sudan-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-supported-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-with-Emirati-weapons-to-fuel-discord-in-Sudan-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-supported-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-with-Emirati-weapons-to-fuel-discord-in-Sudan-450x225.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mohammed-bin-Zayed-supported-the-Rapid-Support-Forces-with-Emirati-weapons-to-fuel-discord-in-Sudan.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohammed bin Zayed supported the Rapid Support Forces with Emirati weapons to fuel discord in Sudan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"76\">Sudan Accuses UAE of War Crimes and Files Case at ICJ<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2618\">The UAE has become one of the biggest enemies of Sudan and its people, due to its long-standing involvement in backing the RSF and fueling the civil war in the country for nearly two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2620\" data-end=\"2866\">On March 5, Sudan filed a lawsuit against the UAE at the International Court of Justice, accusing it of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention, for supporting RSF militias involved in attacks in West Darfur State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"3076\">Earlier this month, Sudan also filed an official complaint to the United Nations Security Council, calling for action to stop what it described as the UAE\u2019s aggression through its support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/30\/whats-next-for-hemedti-after-the-rsfs-collapse\/\">RSF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3078\" data-end=\"3382\">This week, Sudan also criticized the UAE\u2019s participation in a conference organized by the European Union scheduled for mid-April, aimed at addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan and mobilizing support for the UN\u2019s relief plan, which seeks to help 20.9 million people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Diplomatic sources have revealed that Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo \u201cHemedti\u201d conducted a secret visit to Abu Dhabi to discuss restructuring the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following a series of defeats in Sudan, including the Sudanese army\u2019s recapture of the capital, Khartoum. According to the sources, the war criminal Hemedti arrived in the UAE several days ago &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[289,3708,3856,4580,1376],"class_list":["post-15234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hemedti","tag-sudan-war","tag-tahnoun-bin-zayed","tag-the-rsf","tag-the-uae"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Secret Abu Dhabi Visit: Hemedti&#039;s Plans to Restructure Sudan\u2019s RSF with UAE Backing - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sources reveal Hemedti and the UAE are coordinating efforts to restructure Sudan\u2019s RSF, establish a foreign-run military council.. 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