A year-old video of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, has resurfaced on social media, with misleading claims that he issued fresh threats against Egyptian airports following reported airstrikes on Sudanese gold miners.
The footage, widely circulated on X, shows Dagalo warning that airports in neighbouring countries could become legitimate military targets if aircraft or drones launched from them were used to attack his forces.
Several social media posts presented the recording as a new response to the alleged Egyptian airstrikes near Sudan’s northern border, describing it as Dagalo’s latest warning to Cairo.
However, an investigation by CNN Arabic confirmed that the video dates to October 21, 2025, and has no direct connection to the latest border incident.
CNN’s fact-checkers traced the footage to a YouTube recording published on October 22, 2025. The circulating clip was extracted from a longer speech lasting 18 minutes and 47 seconds.
During the original address, Dagalo warned that any airport used to launch aircraft or drones conducting attacks against RSF positions would be considered a legitimate target.
The remarks came amid longstanding RSF accusations that Egypt was providing military support to Sudan’s army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Cairo has repeatedly denied allegations of direct military involvement in the conflict.
The video’s renewed circulation coincides with reports of deadly airstrikes against Sudanese gold miners along the Egyptian border, an incident that has triggered widespread public anger and calls for an investigation.
Despite claims accompanying the footage, the recording does not represent a new warning from Dagalo or an official RSF response to the latest incident.
The misleading posts have revived remarks made nearly a year earlier, presenting them outside their original context as tensions surrounding the reported border attacks intensify.
