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[@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/twitter/AfriMEOSINT)
"Confirmation of the first loss of a Turkish-made Aknc high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) UCAV operated by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has surfaced. The drone was reportedly shot down by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) air defences in Al Fashir North Darfur Sudan"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1943276670317691195) 2025-07-10 11:50:37 UTC 6254 followers, 73.2K engagements


"More Spartan 2-MAV armoured vehicles built by UAE-based STREIT Group have been seen with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in West Kordofan Sudan . Same -manufactured APCs were also previously spotted in En Nahud a town in West Kordofan"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1940042134804943138) 2025-07-01 13:37:43 UTC 6249 followers, 112.3K engagements


"A Fly Sky Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76018) departed eastern Libya early this morning and arrived at Bosaso Airport in Puntland Somalia . Later it departed Bosaso on a return flight to Libya"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947759993895153800) 2025-07-22 20:45:44 UTC 6264 followers, 2085 engagements


"After a short stay the Sapsan Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76008) departed once again from Bosaso Airport in Puntland likely en route to Libya as per its usual flight pattern"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1944404872205349230) 2025-07-13 14:33:41 UTC 6254 followers, 33.2K engagements


"After arriving at Bosaso Airport in Puntland on XX July the Boeing XXX aircraft continued the same day to Berbera Airport before returning to the UAE . The aircraft is configured for passenger transport and is believed to be carrying Emirati military and government personnel"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947241394692571228) 2025-07-21 10:25:01 UTC 6262 followers, 1844 engagements


"Fly Sky Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76018) departed from Eastern Libya and arrived at Bosaso Airport in Puntland Somalia earlier this morning"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946961786848375268) 2025-07-20 15:53:57 UTC 6262 followers, 3183 engagements


"A rare and intriguing flight today for a Dassault Falcon XXX private jet (Reg. I-DIEM) linked to the Italian intelligence agency which flew from Rome Italy to Port Sudan . H/T to @Borrowed7Time for the spot"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1945120623702782134) 2025-07-15 13:57:49 UTC 6212 followers, 5958 engagements


"After a five-day stay in Dar es Salaam the UAE Air Force Bombardier CL-600 (registration 1351) departed for Abu Dhabi yesterday"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946670538354540951) 2025-07-19 20:36:38 UTC 6237 followers, XXX engagements


"A Sapsan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD cargo aircraft (reg. EX-76030) has flown from Ain Airport in the UAE to Benghazi in eastern Libya . The day before the same aircraft operated a flight between the UAE Air Forces Al Reef Airbase in Abu Dhabi and Ain Airport"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1945005629547921469) 2025-07-15 06:20:53 UTC 6264 followers, 1837 engagements


"After a five-day stay in Dar es Salaam the UAE Air Force Bombardier CL-600 (registration 1351) departed for Abu Dhabi yesterday"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946670506012537253) 2025-07-19 20:36:30 UTC 6237 followers, XXX engagements


"Sapsan Airlines Ilyushin IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76008) returned to Libya from the United Arab Emirates earlier today"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946308495331987959) 2025-07-18 20:38:00 UTC 6191 followers, XXX engagements


"Amid a surge in daily cargo flights ✈ from Turkey to Benghazi Turkish Defence Minister Yaar Gler met today in Istanbul with Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground Forces"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947736586415706552) 2025-07-22 19:12:44 UTC 6264 followers, 11.4K engagements


"A Sudanese government Dassault Falcon XXX private jet (Reg. ST-PSA) has just landed at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Zambia . The aircraft is typically used for travel by the head of Sudans Sovereign Council and other senior government officials"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947969059535856036) 2025-07-23 10:36:29 UTC 6264 followers, 3309 engagements


"Eritrea and the UAE once had close ties with the operating its largest East African military base in Assab. However relations have since cooled due to diverging interests. The base was dismantled in early 2021 and UAE operations were later moved to Bosaso Airport"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947678828903673904) 2025-07-22 15:23:13 UTC 6265 followers, 1434 engagements


"Sapsan Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76008) is now flying to the UAE for the first time in several weeks. The aircraft had been stationed in Libya for approximately XX days during which it operated daily flights between Bosaso Airport and eastern Libya"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1945896911304614115) 2025-07-17 17:22:31 UTC 6241 followers, 1888 engagements


"Belarusian Rada Airlines Ilyushin IL-62M narrow-body freighter (Reg. EW-505TR) appears in satellite imagery dated XX July for Benina Airport in Benghazi eastern Libya"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946637738976927855) 2025-07-19 18:26:18 UTC 6202 followers, 2667 engagements


"The EU Council has imposed a fourth package of restrictive measures targeting two individuals and two entities linked to both the RSF and SAF over serious human rights violations and actions threatening the peace stability and security of Sudan"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946206537740955892) 2025-07-18 13:52:52 UTC 6197 followers, 1351 engagements


"The Sapsan Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76008 callsig: KG) which departed Bosaso Airport in Puntland last night has arrived at Kufra Airport in southeastern Libya"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1944300957178958046) 2025-07-13 07:40:46 UTC 6239 followers, 8059 engagements


"A Belarus-based Rada Airlines Ilyushin IL-62M freighter (reg. EW-505TR) operated a flight from Minsk to Benghazi eastern Libya on XX July and returned to Minsk today. Just to note: military cooperation between the LNA and Belarus has notably intensified in recent years"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946623580885627198) 2025-07-19 17:30:02 UTC 6202 followers, 3696 engagements


"⚠ A total of XX cargo flights were tracked between Turkey and eastern Libya between XX June and XX July. These flights primarily operated between Istanbul Izmir and Benghazi utilising two aircraft: an IL-76TD (Reg. EX-76008) & a Boeing 747-409F freighter (Reg. ER-MDR)"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947759198101770740) 2025-07-22 20:42:35 UTC 6263 followers, 4900 engagements


"BREAKING: Somalias federal government has issued its first official statement on the hijacking of the Sea World vessel by the UAE-backed Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) calling it an act of abduction and violation of the Provisional Constitution"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947956098255786079) 2025-07-23 09:44:59 UTC 6263 followers, 2455 engagements


"The sources confirmed to me that XXX individuals have already been recruited by the UAE with approximately XXX of them currently deployed in Sudan. The recruits are undergoing training at the Armo Police Academy located in Armo City in the Bari region of Puntland"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946916404235809022) 2025-07-20 12:53:37 UTC 6262 followers, 6232 engagements


"The way Eritrean President Isaias is speaking about the UAE expansionist ambitions in the Horn of Africa and the Red Seaand how these are fuelling conflicts across the regionis a clear indication that relations between and the have sharply deteriorated"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947662090220576812) 2025-07-22 14:16:42 UTC 6264 followers, 2034 engagements


"A Fly Sky Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76022) departed Ain Airport in the UAE this morning and has arrived in eastern Libya"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947573667602272496) 2025-07-22 08:25:21 UTC 6263 followers, 1520 engagements


"Also today a Fly Sky Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76022) flew once again from the UAE to eastern Libya . The same aircraft had operated a similar flight from the UAE to Libya just yesterday"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947976773108715533) 2025-07-23 11:07:09 UTC 6262 followers, XXX engagements


"Here is a visual analysis of satellite imagery highlighting the UAEs military presence at Bosaso Airport along with the headquarters of the Puntland Maritime Police Force in Bosaso Puntland"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1943141557894304028) 2025-07-10 02:53:43 UTC 6258 followers, 40.7K engagements


"BIG NEWS ⚠ UAE-backed Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) has seized the general cargo vessel Sea World sailing under the Comoros flag which was carrying a consignment of Turkish military equipment destined for the Somali military (SNA). The ship was brought to Bosaso Port"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946555111712448598) 2025-07-19 12:57:58 UTC 6263 followers, 107K engagements


"For the first time in over a year the UAE Air Force C-130 has been pulled out of Bosaso Airport according to satellite imagery dated XX July. This comes after Puntland authorities seized a general cargo ship carrying Turkish-made military equipment destined for the SNA"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946886944270745617) 2025-07-20 10:56:33 UTC 6262 followers, 37.4K engagements


"Sudanese Government Dassault Falcon XX (reg. ST-PSR) flew from Port Sudan to Khartoum Airport this morning carrying General Burhan Head of Sudans Sovereign Council. It is the first aircraft to land at the airport since April 2023"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946672202100699332) 2025-07-19 20:43:15 UTC 6264 followers, 26.9K engagements


"⚠ Suspicious: Between XX and XX July the Dubai-based Daallo Airlines Boeing 737-476 (Reg. 5Y-FQC) conducted a series of suspicious flights from the UAE Air Forces Al Reef Airbase in Abu Dhabi to Bosaso Airport in Puntland and Berbera Airport in Somaliland"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947239537060573339) 2025-07-21 10:17:38 UTC 6262 followers, 11.8K engagements


"Puntland cannot afford to enter into a conflict with the FGS even with UAE backing. Mogadishu could easily call on the Turkish Navy to secure shipping routesTurkey has already deployed warships dedicated to combating maritime banditry off the coast of Somalia"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947961407233724917) 2025-07-23 10:06:05 UTC 6264 followers, 6005 engagements


"A Sapsan Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76030) departed from Al Ain Airport in the UAE and arrived in Benghazi eastern Libya earlier this morning"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947562923075022891) 2025-07-22 07:42:39 UTC 6264 followers, 2857 engagements


"The FGS confirmed the vessel was lawfully transporting Turkish-origin military equipment to TRKSOM in Mogadishu and warned Puntland against illegal actions in its waters. It demanded the ships immediate release pledged to take lawful steps to safeguard maritime security"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947956112344432892) 2025-07-23 09:45:03 UTC 6265 followers, 6381 engagements


"UAE shadow airlift: Fly Sky Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76018) flew from eastern Libya to Bosaso Airport in Puntland this morning. The aircraft later departed Bosaso likely heading back to eastern Libya possibly Kufra Airport"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946621145844724041) 2025-07-19 17:20:22 UTC 6262 followers, 5307 engagements


"⚠ Update: The Sea World general cargo vessel remains held by the UAE-backed Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF). Satellite tracking XX minutes ago confirms it is still at Bosaso Commercial Port. The ship was transporting Turkish military equipment bound for the SNA"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947940406336843937) 2025-07-23 08:42:38 UTC 6264 followers, 5006 engagements


"A Sapsan Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76030) departed Al Ain Airport in the UAE and arrived in Benghazi eastern Libya today. Notably the majority of cargo flights between the UAE and Libya appear to be operating out of Al Ain Airport"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946542973765742822) 2025-07-19 12:09:44 UTC 6207 followers, 4766 engagements


"My sources have informed me that the recruitment process began in March in coordination with clan elders in Bosaso who are responsible for identifying candidates. The operation is reportedly overseen by PMPF Director and the UAEs head of intelligence"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946911185313354117) 2025-07-20 12:32:53 UTC 6262 followers, 6103 engagements


"Sapsan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD cargo aircraft (reg. EX-76030) has flown from Ain Airport in the UAE to Benghazi in eastern Libya . The day before the same aircraft operated a flight between the UAE Air Forces Al Reef Airbase in Abu Dhabi and Ain Airport"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1945757356404412908) 2025-07-17 08:07:58 UTC 6191 followers, 2263 engagements


"Fly Sky Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76017) left the UAE en route to Eastern Libya"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946714138056790038) 2025-07-19 23:29:53 UTC 6210 followers, 1646 engagements


"Daallo Airlines Boeing 737-436 aircraft (Reg. 5Y-FQC) made an unusual flight from Berbera Airport in Somaliland to N'Djamena International Airport in Chad on XX July before returning to Berbera again later the same day. It then flew back to the UAE the following day"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947239547630223580) 2025-07-21 10:17:40 UTC 6263 followers, 2091 engagements


"Sapsan Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76008) has departed Benghazi Libya bound for Izmir Turkey . This marks its fourth flight ✈ this week"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947650311989907727) 2025-07-22 13:29:54 UTC 6264 followers, 1819 engagements


"The Somali recruits are reportedly being transported from Bosaso Airport in Puntland to Sudan aboard IL-76 cargo aircraft. I previously reported on daily flights departing Bosaso to an undisclosed location in East Africa before continuing onward to Libya"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946918336043868424) 2025-07-20 13:01:17 UTC 6262 followers, 5575 engagements


"New shipments of Turkish military supplies to the Somali National Army (SNA) Two Turkish Air Force A400M Atlas military transport aircraft (with registrations 17-0078 and 13-0009) departed from Kayseri and arrived in Mogadishu Somalia yesterday"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1945845345373519920) 2025-07-17 13:57:37 UTC 6262 followers, 23.5K engagements


"Additional photos 📸 of the general cargo vessel Sea World docked at Bosaso Commercial Port in Puntland Somalia . The ship carrying a consignment of Turkish military equipment has been seized and held since Friday by the UAE-backed Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF)"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947077897199784164) 2025-07-20 23:35:20 UTC 6262 followers, 4307 engagements


"A New Way Cargo Ilyushin IL-76TD (Reg. EX-76023) has departed from the UAE Air Forces Al Reef Airbase in Abu Dhabi and is now flying over Oman en route to Mogadishu Somalia"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947935229617811504) 2025-07-23 08:22:04 UTC 6264 followers, 1014 engagements


"Sudan's Khartoum Airport appears to be undergoing rehabilitation according to satellite imagery captured on XX July. Signs of surface clearance are visible on the runway and the apron with surrounding asphalt layers indicating an ongoing restoration process"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946864218948431956) 2025-07-20 09:26:15 UTC 6262 followers, 11.9K engagements


"Ive tracked around XX cargo flights arriving directly from the UAE to Libya during June 2025 (count doesn't include the daily flights between Libya & Bosaso ). Notably there was a surge in flights just a few days before the RSF took control of the tri-border region"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1943993786817790445) 2025-07-12 11:20:11 UTC 6228 followers, 9991 engagements


"UAE Air Force Bombardier CL-600 (Reg. 1351) flew this morning from Addis Ababa Ethiopia to Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam Tanzania"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1944429905342591400) 2025-07-13 16:13:09 UTC 6238 followers, 3796 engagements


"The Somalis being deployed to Sudan have been assured that they will not be fighting against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Instead they have been told they will be supporting the new Sudanese government as part of a UAE-led initiative called "Restoring Hope in Sudan""  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946912215321411777) 2025-07-20 12:36:58 UTC 6262 followers, 10.1K engagements


"Sapsan Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76008) linked to the UAE and known for direct flights between Bosaso Puntland and eastern Libya departed Benghazi earlier this morning and flying over the Mediterranean likely heading to Turkey"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1946548179148624258) 2025-07-19 12:30:25 UTC 6263 followers, 5538 engagements


"A Fly Sky Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (registration EX-76018 callsign: FY4935) is once again flying from eastern Libya this time en route to Bosaso Airport in Puntland Somalia"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947980605070754234) 2025-07-23 11:22:22 UTC 6264 followers, XXX engagements


"Two Turkish Air Force A400M Atlas military transport aircraft with tail numbers 17-0078 and 14-0013 departed from Ankara and arrived in Mogadishu Somalia yesterday"  
![@AfriMEOSINT Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::3228136047.png) [@AfriMEOSINT](/creator/x/AfriMEOSINT) on [X](/post/tweet/1947929102725390721) 2025-07-23 07:57:43 UTC 6264 followers, XXX engagements


"Sky Vision Airbus A320-232 (Reg. SU-SKD) departed from Sharjah Airport in the UAE has just arrived at Bosaso Airport in Puntland"  
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"The Sea World vessel departed Izmir on XX June and was scheduled to arrive in Mogadishu on XX July. It is carrying military equipment including Turkish-made Kirpi MRAP vehicles and Otokar Cobra XX light armoured vehicles along with ammunition and firearms intended for the SNA"  
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"The vessel is currently off Bosaso Commercial Port in Puntland Somalia . Recent PMPF statements suggest they were aware the shipment was intended for Mogadishu specifically the Somali National Army (SNA) yet they chose to intercept and seize the cargo regardless"  
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"Fly Sky Airlines IL-76TD cargo aircraft (Reg. EX-76022 callsign: FY4938) departed earlier today from the UAE Air Forces Al Reef Airbase in Abu Dhabi and arrived in Eastern Libya"  
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"The latest satellite imagery from CopernicusEU dated XX July shows a continued increase in cargo flights at Kufrah Airport in southeastern Libya . At least three IL-76 cargo aircraft and an AN-26 transport plane appear to be on the ground at the airport"  
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"Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki claims the UAE's expansionist ambitions are destabilising the Horn of Africa Red Sea and Gulf of Aden by seizing strategic ports. He also described Ethiopias PM Abiy Ahmed as an incompetent pawn of MBZ"  
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"Sapsan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD cargo aircraft (reg. EX-76030) flew this morning from Ain Airport in the UAE to Eastern Libya . Yesterday the same aircraft operated a flight between the UAE Air Forces (UAEAF) Al Reef Airbase in Abu Dhabi and Ain Airport"  
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"A Sky Vision Airbus A320-232 (Reg. SU-SKD) made its second flight in just XX hours between Dubai UAE and Port Sudan"  
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"A Gulfstream IV private jet (Reg. TC-IHA using the false hex code 0000CA) operated by CKD Havaclk an airline linked to the Turkish intelligence agency MIT made a noteworthy flight ✈ from Istanbul to Mombasa Kenya"  
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"Exclusive: Undisclosed sources have revealed that the UAE is recruiting Somali youth from the Puntland region . They are reportedly being sent to Sudan where they are deployed in RSF-controlled areas of Darfur with promises of a monthly salary between $XXX to $1500"  
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