Sudanese airstrike targets airport in Darfur, killing mercenaries and destroying UAE aircraft, escalating tensions in the region.

A Sudanese airstrike destroyed a suspected UAE aircraft yesterday, marking a potential tipping point for the increasingly internationalized conflict.

At least 13 people were killed and 23 others injured on Thursday in a traffic accident in the Red Sea State, eastern Sudan, according to a statement by the Sudanese Police press office.

The UAE on Thursday rejected a claim made by Sudan’s military that it destroyed an Emirati plane carrying Colombian mercenaries into the country. Sudan’s army-aligned state TV claimed the plane, ...