US watchdog expose Israeli intelligence links with Sudan’s RSF

Midas Project, the US-based organisation, exposed this Tuesday that a network of 400 sockpuppet accounts on the X platform was found to advance the cause of many entities, including the RSF militia. 

The network traced back to Koios, the Israeli intelligence company, which claimed it stopped its business last year, but at the same time, a new company with the same staff and business model appeared. The account associated with Koios kept posting online. 

Accounts affiliated with the network shared tweets claiming the RSF militia is pro-peace and pro-ceasefire, and that it works to promote stability and protect civilians, end local rivalries, and facilitate humanitarian access. In addition to accusing the Sudanese Army of having ties with the Muslim Brotherhood. 

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A breakdown analysis of the network shows that, after the revelation, the network posted 298 tweets about Sudan; the vast majority of these accounts are now either suspended or deleted.  

In 2023, an investigative report revealed that an Israeli company delivered surveillance technologies to the RSF militia, and in August 2026, a news report exposed that a delegate of the RSF militia, headed by the RSF deputy director, secretly visited Israel and met with intelligence officials and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israeli prime minister recently shared a map that shows the RSF as friendly to Israel. Most recently, a report revealed that an Israeli expert was found to be training the RSF in Darfur in drone operations and telecommunications jamming. 

The war in Sudan broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces militia. It has had a devastating impact; the UN has considered it the worst humanitarian crisis. 

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