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The UAE hired Wagner in Libya and now they are moving them to support Hemeti via their other mercenary Khalifa Haftar in Sudan. Go get some popcorn. theafricareport.com/306184/egypts-…
The tricky part. Haftar who was born in Egypt and is an American citizen is linked to Sisi and Egypt because of his role in Eastern Libya as warlord. Burhan is using Egyptian pilots and is linked to Sisi. This will be messy. libyafiles.com
The UAE backed the 2013 coup in Egypt that eliminated the democratic government of Morsi. The UAE then tried to topple the Tripoli government with their rent a hack named Haftar and Wagner. They failed. in 2020 Turkey shattered their autocratic dreams. cnn.com/2023/04/20/afr…
Sudan like Libya, CAR, DRC etc is a fractured state many blame on colonial engineering. But the new order wants these African powerhouses to be fractous. Getting their moneysworth with small mercenary, proxy or military interference. foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/16/sud…
The commonality is that outisde autocrats work very hard to prevent democratic transitions. This is normally where America steps in. But there is less and less interest in pushing back on the autocrats play for a New World Order. thenationalnews.com/opinion/editor…
One could argue that former strongman al Bashir balanced all factions. From bin Laden to Russia to the West to hold things together and war on his neighbors. This benign dictatorship seems to be the preferred endstate for Russia, China, UAE, Saudi etc. pbs.org/wgbh/pages/fro…
Unlike the early Mahdiists vs colonialists, the two warring sides are artificially generated and supported militias created by outside forces. This point is paramount as the conflict fades away as just another African nation squabbling over control. warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/govern… 
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