18/9/2024–|Last update: 9/18/202408:47 AM (Makkah Time)
The US President called Joe Biden The two sides of the conflict in Sudan To return to engage in negotiations to end the war that has been going on for more than 17 months.
“We call on all parties to this conflict to end this violence and stop fueling it, for the sake of the future of Sudan and all the Sudanese people,” Biden said in a statement on Tuesday.
He added, “I call on the two warring parties responsible for the suffering of the Sudanese –Sudanese Armed Forces andRapid Support Forces– To withdraw their forces, facilitate unhindered access for humanitarian aid, and re-engage in negotiations to end this war.”
Biden stressed that the Rapid Support Forces' attacks disproportionately harm Sudanese civilians, and called on the Sudanese Armed Forces to stop the “indiscriminate” bombing that is destroying civilian lives and infrastructure.
He said the United States would continue to assess further allegations of atrocities and possible additional sanctions.
The bombing continues
Coinciding with Biden's call, the mutual shelling between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army continued, as Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that the two sides exchanged artillery shelling in the three capital cities, Khartoum, Khartoum Bahri and Omdurman.
Local sources told Al Jazeera that the Sudanese army targeted Rapid Support Forces sites in Al-Ghaba Street in the center of Khartoum, in addition to Rapid Support Forces sites in Khartoum Bahri and the East Nile area in the capital.
Since mid-April 2023, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have been waging a war that has left about 16,650 dead and displaced millions of people.
The United States has previously determined that both sides have committed war crimes and imposed sanctions on 16 individuals and entities linked to the conflict.