The US Secretary of State warned Anthony Blinken Thursday, in what Washington described as indications of an imminent large-scale attack by forces Fast support Sudanese in the capital of North Darfur state, where thousands fled the fighting.
Blinken said in a statement United State It is deeply concerned by reports of an imminent large-scale attack by the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces on El Fasher, North Darfur, which would expose civilians to great danger, including hundreds of thousands of displaced people, many of whom recently fled to El Fasher from other areas.
He stated that the United States urges the parties to the conflict to immediately stop any further attacks in and around El Fasher, and to maintain their obligations stipulated in international humanitarian law with regard to civilians.
While the United States did not mention the source of its information, the statement is unusually strong given that it was issued in the name of the Secretary of State.
The two parties resumed talks in Jeddah last week under the auspices of the United States and Saudi Arabia, but American officials indicate that the goals are currently limited to pressure to reach a ceasefire and allow the entry of humanitarian aid.
Violence escalated in Darfur, as a witness in El Fasher told the French Agency that marches targeted an army base on Thursday.
The Rapid Support Forces were known for the scorched earth policy that Khartoum followed two decades ago in the arid region, as the United States accused the authorities of being behind a genocide campaign in Darfur.
Numerous rights groups and witnesses who fled Darfur reported massacres of civilians and ethnically motivated attacks and killings, most of which were committed by paramilitary forces and allied Arab tribal militias.
Since last April, war has killed the forces of the army commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan The Rapid Support Forces, led by his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti,” killed more than 9,000 people and led to the displacement of more than 5.6 million people.
