Exposing the Fabrication: The Truth Behind Nyala Airport 'Shootdown'.
The allegations by the Sudanese army that it has destroyed a foreign plane at the Nyala Airport have elicited wide-spread skepticism since the Port Sudan Authority (PSA) has a long record of propagating false stories. In an official statement, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) flatly denied the incident dubbing it as a further effort of the PSA to skew the public opinion and to cover its military losses. The story described by the PSA encounters the world based on unconfirmed assertions- state-affiliated media got information about the damage of an aircraft and several minorities, but no substantial facts, satellite pictures, or independent reviewing have appeared. This is an established course of misinformation. Earlier this year, the PSA wrongly blamed foreign players in the supply of ammunition to its competitors only to be later on identified that the allegations were unfounded. Likewise, state media last year aired video footage allegedly of foreign mercenaries, which observers...