The United States imposed sanctions on three commanders of the Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group over their role in the 18-month siege and capture of the city of al‑Fashir, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday.
Mass killings of non‑Arab communities during the capture bear hallmarks that point to genocide © Mena Today
The United States imposed sanctions on three commanders of the Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group over their role in the 18-month siege and capture of the city of al‑Fashir, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday.
Mass killings of non‑Arab communities during the capture bear hallmarks that point to genocide, an independent UN probe said in a new report on Thursday.
Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones
Rapid Support Forces violations in Sudan during the capture of the city of al-Fashir amount to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday.
Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in neighbouring Sudan, Reuters reporting has found, in the latest sign that one of the world’s deadliest conflicts is sucking in regional powers from Africa and the Middle East.
The U.N. rights chief said on Monday that fatal drone strikes on civilians in Sudan are continuing even after the army broke prolonged sieges of southern cities held by the RSF paramilitary forces.
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