Sudan has called for an emergency meeting of the Security Council to examine what it describes as “aggression” by the United Arab Emirates “against the Sudanese people”. Sudan accuses the Gulf country of supporting paramilitaries at war against the army.
Since April 2023, Sudan has been the scene of a war opposing the army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane to the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (FSR), under the command of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo. The army, supported by the government, has for months accused Abu Dhabi of supporting the rival camp.
“Our Permanent Representative to the UN yesterday (Friday) requested an emergency session of the Security Council to discuss the UAE’s aggression against the Sudanese people and their provision of arms and equipment to the terrorist militia
A senior official, on condition of anonymity
In a letter to the Security Council last week, Abu Dhabi refuted accusations of its alleged support for the RSF.
“Deep concern”
“All allegations regarding the involvement of the UAE in any form of aggression or destabilization in Sudan, or the provision of military, logistical, financial or political support to any Sudanese faction are baseless and unsubstantiated by credible evidence,” according to the letter relayed by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In a separate statement, the UN Security Council expressed “deep concern” over the escalation of fighting in Sudan’s North Darfur province and warned of a possible imminent offensive by RSF paramilitaries and allied militias. in el-Facher, the state capital, which is not under their control and shelters a large number of refugees.
The United Nations already raised this risk on Friday, with High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressing “serious fear”. The war has already caused thousands of deaths, destroyed Sudan’s already precarious infrastructure and displaced more than 8.5 million people, according to the UN. (vz/ats), reports Watson.
