A Sudanese airstrike hit an airport in the country’s Darfur region controlled by a notorious paramilitary group, destroying a suspected Emirati military aircraft and killing dozens of suspected mercenaries,

Sudanese media claims the military destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries at Nyala Airport.

Sudan’s air force has destroyed a UAE aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it was landing at an airport in Darfur controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), army-aligned state TV reported. The attack late on Wednesday killed at least 40 people, the state broadcaster reported.