US intelligence agencies reported as recently as October that the UAE has increased its supply of Chinese drones and other weapon systems to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The Department of Defence’s intelligence agency and the State Department’s intelligence bureau both reported an increase in the flow of weapons from the UAE to the rebel group that has been accused of committing genocide in Darfur, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Wall Street Journal.

In May, Amnesty International found that the UAE was sending Chinese-made weaponry, including GB50A-guided bombs and 155mm AH-4 howitzers, into Darfur, where the RSF has been laying siege to several cities.