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Sudan accuses UAE of arming RSF, warns of military action if talks fail
A Sudanese national flag is attached to a machine gun of Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers.
The Sudanese paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, is using sophisticated weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with the help of some neighbouring countries, Port Sudan now says.
As such, the ruling council wants the RSF designated as a terrorist group and “dealt with accordingly.”
Speaking in Nairobi on Wednesday, Sudan’s Chargé d'Affaires in Kenya, Mohamed Osman Akasha, admitted that the rebel group had pushed the Sudanese army out of Darfur’s El-Fasher after a months-long siege, and was commotion genocide there.
“What more evidence should the international community want? There is a bundle of evidence compiled by the UN Security Council itself. It came out with the report, telling the Security Council that we are a group of experts, we are neutral, we went to El-Fasher, we went to Darfur and we investigated the situation and these are the results; the UAE is the main sponsor,” the diplomat said.
He said El-Fasher remains under the RSF, which has thwarted efforts to evacuate people and facilitate medical and food aid to the region.
He said the government would use “all available means” to protect its people and prevent further RSF advances.
“If negotiations do not succeed, then a military solution will be an option. Our mission is to dismantle RSF.”
Although the government maintains that it is ready for negotiations, it has asked the US government to walk the talk and be transparent by naming and shaming the countries that are fuelling the war in Sudan.
He said the RSF continues to bomb El-Fasher, day and night, using artillery, drones, and sniper fire.
“The evidence of genocide is overwhelming. This is not a conflict. It is extermination. What is happening in El-Fasher is not spontaneous, it is systematic,” Mr Akasha said.
“If the international community truly wishes to demonstrate its commitment to peace and humanity in Sudan, it must act decisively to stop the flow of weapons, mercenaries, and financing to this militia; enforce the existing arms embargo, and hold accountable all those state or non-state actors who enable such grave violations.”
