Thread 🧵 ~ In October 2025, I recorded around 68 suspicious cargo aircraft arriving in eastern Libya 🇱🇾 from the UAE 🇦🇪 & Bosaso Airport in Puntland 🇸🇴.

This surge in flights coincides with reports stating that the UAE has doubled its support to the RSF in recent months. 1/ I have compiled a detailed list of these flights, along with brief notes on each series, to help illustrate the scale of this ongoing operation, which has grown since April 2023. In total, 45 cargo flights arrived directly from the UAE 🇦🇪, while 23 originated from Bosaso. 2/

Thread 🧵 ~ Russia 🇷🇺 is expanding its military presence in eastern Libya 🇱🇾, particularly at Khadim Airbase, which holds significant strategic importance. The base serves as a central hub for Russian Africa Corps operations across the continent. 1/ Satellite imagery captured between January & September 2025 reveals significant expansions and upgrades at the base, including the removal of helicopters, jets, and aircraft hangars that were originally constructed by the UAE 🇦🇪 in 2016 when it operated the facility. 2/

Thread ~ UAE 🇦🇪 recruits Colombians to fight alongside the RSF in Sudan 🇸🇩

The recruitment drive, launched by the UAE-based GSSG Security Service Group in late 2024, has so far deployed around 300 to 380 ex-military Colombian fighters to Sudan. 1/12 Colombians were initially recruited by the Panama registered International Services Agency A4SI (Academy for Security Instruction), led by frmr Col Quijano and his wife. They were hiring ex-fighters under the pretext of working as security guards in the UAE & Africa. 2/12

Exclusive: Undisclosed sources have revealed that the UAE 🇦🇪 is recruiting Somali youth from the Puntland region 🇸🇴. They are reportedly being sent to Sudan 🇸🇩, where they are deployed in RSF-controlled areas of Darfur, with promises of a monthly salary between $500 to $1,500. My sources have informed me that the recruitment process began in March, in coordination with clan elders in Bosaso, who are responsible for identifying candidates. The operation is reportedly overseen by PMPF Director and the UAE’s 🇦🇪 head of intelligence.

BIG NEWS ⚠️

UAE-backed Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) has seized the general cargo vessel Sea World, sailing under the Comoros flag, which was carrying a consignment of Turkish military equipment destined for the Somali military (SNA). The ship was brought to Bosaso Port. The Sea World vessel departed Izmir on 28 June and was scheduled to arrive in Mogadishu on 21 July. It is carrying military equipment, including Turkish-made Kirpi MRAP vehicles and Otokar Cobra 4×4 light armoured vehicles, along with ammunition and firearms intended for the SNA.

The #LNA 🇱🇾 is holding a large military parade at the newly established military compound near Benghazi in Eastern Libya. During the event, they unveiled a significant array of Russian military hardware, including Tor-M1/M2 short-range air defence systems and Mi-26 helicopter.


The Russians 🇷🇺 have built up a substantial arsenal of military hardware for the #LNA 🇱🇾, supplying them with what appears to be hundreds of KAMAZ & URAL trucks, VPK-Ural and Tiger 4x4 armoured vehicles.