{"id":20085383,"date":"2024-05-15T11:47:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T09:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20085383"},"modified":"2024-05-17T14:49:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:49:36","slug":"us-ambassador-darfur-is-on-the-precipice-of-a-large-scale-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/us-ambassador-darfur-is-on-the-precipice-of-a-large-scale-massacre","title":{"rendered":"US Ambassador: \u2018Darfur is on the precipice of a large-scale massacre\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has warned that \u201ca large-scale massacre\u201d is imminent in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur. In a post on her X account, she said: \u201cThere will be direct and immediate consequences for those responsible for an offensive on El Fasher.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urging the belligerents to return to the negotiating table and protect civilians at all costs, she argued that the resolution of this conflict does not ly on the battlefield. She also said that both sides claim to liberate the country while destroying it instead. The ambassador demands that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) lift their siege of the city and that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) protect critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This follows the latest skirmishes on El Fasher between the RSF and the city\u2019s defenders, the joint force of Darfur rebel groups and SAF, with the city already facing 4 waves of attacks in 5 days. The US ambassador to the UN follows similar calls from the US Special Envoy for Sudan<\/a>, Tom Perriello, whom testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) in Washington D.C., issuing a stark warning about the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan. Perriello emphasised the urgent need for action to prevent further escalation of conflict and humanitarian suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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El Fasher, Darfur is on the precipice of a large-scale massacre. I urge armed actors to de-escalate and protect civilians at all costs. The RSF must lift its siege of the city. The SAF must protect critical infrastructure. There will be direct and immediate consequences for those\u2026<\/p>— Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield (@USAmbUN) May 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>