Flight of the Predator
On a dusty May morning in Khartoum an executive jet taxied to a halt under the blistering sun. Two jeeps with tinted windows stood ready to meet it from one of the most notorious and feared militias in the world, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
| This article is a joint effort by inside story, Haaretz and Lighthouse Reports. You can read it in their respective publications here and here and in its greek version here. |
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The sleek white Cessna flew in from Cyprus and remained on the ground in Sudan's capital for just 45 minutes, long enough to draw a disturbing line of connection between the ferocious contest for power in Sudan and a spyware scandal roiling Greece.
Details of the Cessna's arrival, its passengers and cargo were meant to remain secret -- logged in an inaccessible location, foregoing the usual procedures. The secrecy was a testament to the power of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, Sudan's richest man and the owner of a private army that is the heir to the murderous legacy of the Janjaweed, infamous for their crimes against humanity in Sudan's troubled Western region, Darfur.
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