The violence in Sudan is a tragedy and it must stop, US President Joe Biden said today, quoted by France Presse, BTA reported.
Biden announced that he had signed an executive order strengthening the US government’s authority to impose sanctions against “individuals who threaten the peace, security and stability of Sudan, undermine the democratic transition, use violence against civilians and commit serious human rights violations.” The US leader once again called for a “permanent ceasefire” between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF).
US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haynes warned today during a Senate hearing that a “prolonged” conflict could be expected because “both sides believe they can win militarily and have little reason to sit down at the table for negotiations”.
Haynes also said that both warring parties were looking for “external support” and, if provided, “will likely inflame the conflict and create greater potential for it to spread throughout the region.”
Like other international representatives, she warned that the fighting could unleash “huge migration flows and a need for aid in the region”. Since April 15, a conflict has raged in Sudan between the Sudanese army, led by General Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Force of General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
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Assessment 1.7 from 12 voice.
2023-05-04 18:37:00
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