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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 […]
