Sudan's Rapid Support Forces to Examine Black Boxes of Il-76 Aircraft, RSF Adviser Says

© AP Photo / Hussein MallaSudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces (File)
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in April 2023. Tens of thousands of civilians have reportedly been killed since, while more than 11 million others have been displaced, according to the UN.
The RSF have discovered the "black boxes" of the downed Il-76 cargo plane and, after decrypting, will publish their data at a press conference, adviser to the commander of RSF Al-Basha Tabeek told Sputnik.
The RSF that seized the western region of Sudan, Darfur, earlier stated that they shot down a Sudanese Il-76 cargo plane in the province of North Darfur, the crew of which, according to them, allegedly included Russian citizens. A document issued by a Kyrgyz airport was found on the footage from the crash site.
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"We got the black boxes. We will extract all information about the plane – from which airport it departed, where it came from, and about all engines and operations," Tabeek said.

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