A United Nations (UN) draft report has exposed a covert flight network using Boeing 727s to transport mercenaries, weapons, and drones for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

• The flights, operated by companies linked to former U.S. Special Forces soldier Steven Shaulis, allegedly involved 'deliberate steps to avoid detection'.
• UN experts suspect the planes carried equipment and fighters, including Colombian mercenaries known as the 'Desert Wolves', into war zones like Nyala.
• The findings are part of a broader investigation into violations of the 22-year-old arms embargo on Darfur, a conflict now estimated to have caused hundreds of thousands of deaths.