The Sheikh Who Coddles Warlords and Conquers Football 1/ 🚨 THREAD: Sheikh Mansour, owner of Manchester City, is not just a football tycoon — he’s the silent operator fueling wars in Sudan, Libya & Ethiopia. A report by Dark Box reveals the UAE’s covert empire of warlords, drones & sportswashing. 2/ In 2023, just weeks before Sudan’s civil war, Mansour welcomed RSF leader Gen. Hamdan in Abu Dhabi. Soon after, a covert pipeline of drones and weapons began flowing from UAE charities in Chad directly to RSF militias accused of genocide. 3/ The U.S. intercepted direct phone calls between Sheikh Mansour and General Hamdan. Mansour — brother of UAE ruler Mohammed bin Zayed — played “handler,” laundering arms shipments under the cover of humanitarian aid. 4/ In Libya, Mansour has backed warlord Khalifa Haftar since 2015 — arming him in defiance of UN embargoes and allegedly funding Wagner Group mercenaries. The UAE sees Haftar as a tool to crush opposition and gain access to strategic ports and resources. 5/ In Ethiopia, it was Mansour who sent drones that helped PM Abiy Ahmed shift the balance in a brutal civil war — at the cost of thousands of civilian lives. 6/ Mansour’s power doesn’t stop on the battlefield — it extends into financial fraud. He was named in the $4.5B 1MDB scandal and used stolen Malaysian funds to pay off a $688M yacht. No charges. No consequences. 7/ Why haven’t you heard all this? Because Mansour owns Manchester City, a $3.5B football empire used to distract, dazzle and rebrand the UAE’s global image. Soft power hides hard crimes. 8/ Now City faces 130+ charges for financial fraud. The UK blocked his bid to buy the Daily Telegraph over press freedom concerns. The mask is slipping. 9/ Sheikh Mansour is not just a football owner. He’s the face of an authoritarian regime exporting war, corruption & propaganda — from the pitch to the battlefield. 🧨 Full report via Dark Box the-darkbox.com/9ad0