Leaked Intelligence Details Secret Plan by Three African and Arab Countries to Target Army in Al-Kormuk
Leaked intelligence information has revealed a high-level secret meeting held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, involving security and diplomatic officials from the UAE, Ethiopia, and Kenya, along with leaders affiliated with the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.
According to the sources, the meeting aimed to develop an urgent strategy to reopen the eastern front in Sudan and provide military and human resources to support the RSF following recent battlefield losses.
The meeting was held at a hotel in Addis Ababa and involved direct coordination among regional actors. Participants included former UAE ambassador to Sudan Hamad Al-Hunaibi, diplomat Mohammed Ali Al-Shamsi, and Hamad Abdullah, a Sudanese national linked to Emirati security agencies, representing the UAE side.
The Ethiopian side was represented by Ethiopian intelligence chief Getachew and Deputy Security Chief Sisay Tola, while three senior Kenyan intelligence officials, whose identities have not been disclosed, attended the meeting.
The meeting was coordinated by Taha Osman Al-Hussein, former presidential office director and a figure tasked with external files related to the RSF militia, along with an individual identified as Mohammed Abdullah, a financial transfer official who describes himself as an adviser to the RSF commander.
The move came following advances by the Sudanese Armed Forces and their strategic capture of Al-Kormuk by the end of July 2026.
According to the leaked information, participants discussed measures to reorganize and redistribute RSF forces and accelerate the delivery of logistical and military support.
The plan includes facilitating the movement of mercenaries from South Sudan by land and air to Ethiopia’s Assosa area near the Sudanese border, before deploying them into Sudanese territory.
The sources said the Ethiopian side agreed to grant open and unconditional landing permissions for transport aircraft at Assosa Airport, while imposing strict security measures at the facility to prevent media leaks or images revealing the nature of the shipments and military supplies.
The participants agreed on a three-axis military advance plan aimed at recapturing Al-Kormuk.
In a development highlighting the extent of security involvement, Ethiopian intelligence agreed to provide the RSF with three strategic drones to support a counteroffensive in Al-Kormuk area. However, the Ethiopian side stipulated that the drones’ operations be limited to the border area adjacent to Blue Nile State and not be used in military operations in Darfur or Kordofan.
The plan assigns supervisory and logistical responsibilities to Taha Osman Al-Hussein, who will coordinate the movement of weapons and support shipments through African ports and airports before transporting them by land into Sudan through three open border fronts: South Sudan, Chad, and Ethiopia.
The leaked information places the regional coordination efforts under renewed scrutiny amid continued international and domestic criticism of foreign involvement in Sudan’s conflict and accusations of attempts to fuel the war and undermine the country’s stability.