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Doha's discreet military support for Sudanese Armed Forces

By Noé Hochet-Bodin and Eiad Hushan
Reading time 4 minutes
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R) meeting with Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (L) in Doha, on 7 September, 2023.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R) meeting with Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (L) in Doha, on 7 September, 2023. © Qatar Amiri Diwan/AFP

Qatar, a low-key General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan political and financial backer, also supplies the Sudanese Armed Forces with weapons. Doha's support for Sudan is yet another facet of its proxy war with the United Arab Emirates.

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