US appeals to UAE, others to stop support for Sudan's warring parties

30/4/2024 6:29

        The U.S. is appealing to all countries - including the United Arab Emirates - to stop support for Sudan's warring parties, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Monday, warning that a "crisis of epic proportions is brewing."
        
        War erupted in Sudan one year ago between the Sudanese army (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), creating the world's largest displacement crisis. The U.N. has voiced concern in recent days about a possible imminent RSF attack on al-Fashir in Sudan's North Dafur region.
        
        The fight for al-Fashir, a historic center of power, could grow more protracted, inflame ethnic tensions that surfaced in the region 20 years ago and reach across Sudan's border with Chad, say residents, aid agencies and analysts.
        
        "As I've said before, history is repeating itself in Darfur in the worst possible way," U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters on Monday, adding that al-Fashir was "on the precipice of a large-scale massacre."