A Libyan militia leader and the Egyptian military have sent support to rival generals battling for control of Sudan, an illustration of how the fighting threatens to draw in regional powers
A powerful Libyan militia leader and the Egyptian military have sent military support to rival generals, people familiar with the matter say, an illustration of how the fighting threatens to draw in regional powers.
Khalifa Haftar, the commander of a faction that controls eastern Libya, dispatched at least one plane to fly military supplies to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, these people said. Meanwhile, Egypt sent warplanes and pilots to back the Sudanese military, they added.
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