UN exposes covert flight network fuelling Sudan war The aircraft took deliberate steps to avoid detection, operating out of Chad without authorisation. Africa 30 min ago

What you need to know: Draft UN report says planes carried arms, drones and mercenariesUN experts suspect Boeing 727s intentionally avoided detectionExperts say Colombian mercenaries flew via Chad to war zone United Nations experts have found that Boeing 727s linked by Reuters to a US military contractor's business network transported mercenaries, weapons and drones for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, according to a draft UN report due to be published in September.

The UN report said three 727s – one sold in Brazil to a Shaulis-linked company and two acquired from Michigan-based Kalitta Charters II – appeared in Chad from November 2024 and operated out of the military apron of N'Djamena's airport."The RSF utilized the N'Djamena-Nyala air corridor to transport fighters, foreign mercenaries, and military equipment, including drones and weapons, into Darfur," the UN report stated.