{"id":20061802,"date":"2023-12-07T17:07:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20061802"},"modified":"2024-01-15T15:19:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T14:19:28","slug":"us-sec-blinken-saf-rsf-both-guilty-of-horrific-war-crimes-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/us-sec-blinken-saf-rsf-both-guilty-of-horrific-war-crimes-in-sudan","title":{"rendered":"US Sec Blinken: SAF and RSF both guilty of \u2018horrific\u2019 war crimes in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken condemned the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for unleashing \u201chorrific violence, death, and destruction across Sudan\u201d since the outbreak of fighting on April 15, accusing both parties of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, in a statement issued yesterday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acknowledging the disproportionate impact the ongoing war has had on civilians in Sudan, Blinken states: \u201cthe RSF and allied militias have terrorised women and girls<\/a> through sexual violence<\/a>, attacking them in their homes, kidnapping them from the streets, or targeting those trying to flee to safety<\/a> across the border, [\u2026] Masalit civilians<\/a> have been hunted down and left for dead in the streets, their homes set on fire, and told that there is no place in Sudan for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Secretary of State condemns both parties very clearly: \u201cBased on the State Department\u2019s careful analysis of the law and available facts,\u201d Blinken says, \u201cI have determined that members of the SAF and the RSF have committed war crimes in Sudan.  I have also determined that members of the RSF and allied militias have committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He called on both sides of the conflict to stop the war immediately and comply with their obligations under international law, adding that \u201carms and funding flowing to the warring parties only prolong a conflict that has no acceptable military solution\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blinken reiterated his country\u2019s commitment to \u201cbuilding on this determination and using available tools to end this conflict and cease committing the atrocities and other abuses that are depriving the Sudanese people of freedom, peace, and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement follows the \u2018indefinite\u2019 suspension<\/a> of ceasefire negotiations through the US-Saudi-brokered Jeddah platform, which ended in a deadlock earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full statement can be accessed here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n