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/ **

The satellite images here confirm sustained high activity at Kufrah Airport in September and October 2025, with at least three IL-76TD aircraft arriving each day.

Located in southeastern Libya 🇱🇾, the airport remains a crucial supply hub for the RSF operating in Sudan 🇸🇩. 3/ **

Fly Sky Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (EX-76018) has conducted all the 23 flights this month between Bosaso 🇸🇴 & Eastern Libya 🇱🇾.

Using sat imagery & ground footage, I confirmed this route, as the aircraft often lists false origins as Berbera to conceal its true movements 4/. **

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Sep 8

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/

The recent expansion also includes the construction of three new hangars or warehouses. Two have been completed, while the third is still under construction. These facilities appear to be intended for housing warplanes or fighter jets, as well as for storing arms and supplies. 3/

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Aug 18

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

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Jul 20

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.

The Somalis 🇸🇴 being deployed to Sudan 🇸🇩 have been assured that they will not be fighting against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Instead, they have been told they will be supporting the new Sudanese government as part of a UAE-led initiative called “Restoring Hope in Sudan”.

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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 vessel is currently off Bosaso Commercial Port in Puntland, Somalia 🇸🇴. Recent PMPF statements suggest they were aware the shipment was intended for Mogadishu, specifically the Somali National Army (SNA), yet they chose to intercept and seize the cargo regardless.

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