Mohammed Dahlan, who is known as UAE Crown Prince Muhammed bin Zayed’s chief hitman in the region, has made a top secret visit to Sudan, which is currently plagued by internal conflict.
Mohammed Dahlan, the former security chief for the Palestinian Authority who is also known as the “hitman” of the Middle East, was the main mediator between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government and an assassination squad in Yemen.
According to sources in the country, Dahlan arrived in capital Khartoum aboard an UAE jet and was also accompanied by an Emirati minister, reported Al-Quds Al-Arabi.
Dahlan is currently conducting meetings with the transitional military council and leaders of Sudan’s political parties.
On April 11, the Sudanese army announced the “removal” of President Omar al-Bashir following months of popular protest against his 30-year rule.
The MTC is now overseeing a two-year “transitional period” during which it has pledged to hold free presidential elections.
Demonstrators, however, have remained on the streets to demand that the military council hand over power -- at the earliest possible date -- to a civilian authority.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in April said they had agreed to send Sudan $3 billion worth of aid, throwing a lifeline to the country's new military leaders after protests led to the ousting of president Omar al-Bashir, however activists have condemned the interference of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt at demonstrations.
