Khartoum, Aug. 7 -- The Sudanese air force had destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries while it was landing at an airport controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Darfur region of western Sudan, official Sudan TV reported on Wednesday.
Citing military sources, the TV reported that the Sudanese air force launched a surprise strike on the runway of Nyala International Airport in South Darfur State earlier on Wednesday.
"The surprise attack targeted a group of Colombian mercenaries upon their arrival aboard a private plane believed to have taken off from one of the air bases in the Gulf," the report said, noting that "the air operation resulted in the deaths of dozens of mercenaries."
It added...