At the recent U.N. General Assembly, though, not a single world leader addressed the deadly siege on El Fasher. One regime in particular is standing in the way of international efforts to end the siege, and it is the one benefiting the most from RSF control: the United Arab Emirates.
For 29 months, the international community has stood by as the conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has brought daily devastation to what the United Nations has characterized as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. In North Darfur, the situation is extremely dire. For 18 months, the RSF has sealed off more than 400,000 people sheltering in the capital, El Fasher, in a brutal siege while aid trucks seeking entry are regularly hit by drone strikes.
For 29 months, the international community has stood by as the conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has brought daily devastation to what the United Nations has characterized as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. In North Darfur, the situation is extremely dire.
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