Former Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan has long been the subject of myriad accusations, but the charges seem especially widespread this year. Several countries have been accusing Dahlan, a Palestinian who lives in exile in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), of interfering in their internal affairs.

At a Feb. 17 press conference in Khartoum, Sudan, deputy secretary-general of the Sudanese People's Congress Party Bashir Adam Rahma accused Dahlan of coordinating with Israel to achieve the secession of Darfur and seize the Red Sea, supposedly in support of UAE interests. After Sudan's then-President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown by the Sudanese military in April 2019, Dahlan had visited Sudan, supposedly contacting Sudanese forces to persuade them to bring about a rapprochement with the UAE and promising them financial support. 

Also, Turkey's Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu announced Feb. 16 to Al-Jazeera that Ankara has added Dahlan to its list of most-wanted terrorists. He reminded the audience of a spy cell Dahlan allegedly had established that was dismantled in April 2019 and said Turkey has many such examples that condemn Fatah’s former leader. He did not rule out allegations from 2018 that Dahlan was connected to the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October of that year.

In another recent move against Dahlan, the London-based law firm Stoke & White called in a Feb. 15 press conference to grant the United States, Britain and Turkey jurisdiction to arrest him and UAE officials for alleged war crimes in Yemen.