Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (R-2) greets soldiers during the joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill at the Marwa air base in Khartoum, Sudan on 9 April 2017 ( Ebrahim Hamid – Anadolu Agency )
![Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attends the joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill in Khartoum, Sudan on 9 April, 2017 [Ebrahim Hamid/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170409_2_22977132_20858117.jpg?w=228&h=324&ssl=1 "KHARTOUM, SUDAN - APRIL 9 : Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attends the joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill at the Marwa air base which is 350 km south of Khartoum, Sudan on April 9, 2017. ( Ebrahim Hamid - Anadolu Agency )")
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attends the joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill in Khartoum, Sudan on 9 April, 2017 [Ebrahim Hamid/Anadolu Agency]
War planes perform during the joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill at the Marwa air base in Khartoum, Sudan on April 9, 2017 ( Ebrahim Hamid – Anadolu Agency
War planes perform during the joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill at the Marwa air base in Khartoum, Sudan on April 9, 2017 ( Ebrahim Hamid – Anadolu Agency
War planes perform during the joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill at the Marwa air base in Khartoum, Sudan on April 9, 2017 ( Ebrahim Hamid – Anadolu Agency
War planes are seen before they perform during the joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill at the Marwa air base in Khartoum, Sudan on April 9, 2017 ( Ebrahim Hamid – Anadolu Agency )
![A Saudi Arabian Royal Air Force fighter jet seen during a joint drill with Sudanese forces at the Marwa air base in Khartoum, Sudan on April 9, 2017 [Ebrahim Hamid / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170409_2_22977132_20858129-e1615137159771.jpg?w=1196&h=797&ssl=1 "KHARTOUM, SUDAN - APRIL 9 : War planes are seen before they perform during the joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill at the Marwa air base which is 350 km south of Khartoum, Sudan on April 9, 2017. ( Ebrahim Hamid - Anadolu Agency )")
A Saudi Arabian Royal Air Force fighter jet seen during a joint drill on April 9, 2017 [Ebrahim Hamid / Anadolu Agency]