UAE calls attacks on civilians in Sudan ‘dangerous escalation’

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday condemned the “horrific crimes” against civilians across Sudan, warning that the targeting of residential areas and vital infrastructure marks a “dangerous escalation” and a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the UAE Foreign Ministry said the attacks, including recent violence in the city of El-Fasher, amount to “a crime against humanity” that requires “a unified and decisive international position” to stop the country’s worsening conflict. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state and a strategic city in the region, on Oct. 26 and carried out massacres of civilians, according to local and international organizations, triggering warnings that the takeover could cement […]