Since 2023, Sudan has been locked in a conflict, pushing the country into a dire humanitarian crisis. As fighting continues, U.S. officials are holding Sudan’s military leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, responsible for much of the devastation, accusing him of using deadly weapons to displace millions and claim countless lives.
The U.S. government condemned the Sudanese Armed Forces for launching airstrikes that have torn apart critical infrastructure, further deepening the crisis.
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U.S. intelligence reports also reveal Sudan’s military has deployed chemical weapons against the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful militia operating outside government control.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo emphasized the U.S. would continue to disrupt the flow of weapons into Sudan and hold accountable those responsible for the suffering of civilians.
As the conflict continues, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Sudan is currently enduring one of the worst famines in the world. He condemned Sudan’s military leader for using starvation as a weapon, denying food to the population.
“Part of our challenge in any of these situations is to keep working through it, to keep pushing, to keep pressing, to get to that one day of success.” Blinken said. “We have to see the effective provision of humanitarian assistance to people who need it.”
The U.S. has also condemned the actions of the Rapid Support Forces, imposing sanctions on the group just last week. Blinken further criticized both sides in the conflict, calling out the leaders for committing war crimes and stressing neither is fit to lead Sudan toward peace.
In an update released on Thursday, Jan. 16, the United Nations reported before the war, Sudan’s population stood at 46 million. Today, only a third of that population remains in the country, with millions displaced by the violence.
Eight months ago, U.S. authorities estimated at least 150,000 people had died as a result of the war, with 11 million others forced from their homes.
{Karah Rucker]
SINCE 2023, SUDAN HAS BEEN GRIPPED BY WAR, DRAGGING THE COUNTRY INTO A DEVASTATING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS.
U.S. OFFICIALS LARGELY BLAME SUDAN’S ARMY CHIEF, ACCUSING HIM OF USING DEADLY WEAPONS TO FORCE MILLIONS FROM THEIR HOMES AND CLAIMING COUNTLESS LIVES IN THE PROCESS.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SAYS SUDANESE ARMED FORCES, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF (AB-DOOL FAH-TAH AL BOOR-HAHN) ABDEL FATTAH AL-BURHAN, HAVE LAUNCHED AIRSTRIKES THAT ARE DEVASTATING VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
U.S. INTELLIGENCE REPORTS SUDAN’S MILITARY HAS DEPLOYED CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES, A POWERFUL MILITARY GROUP OPERATING OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
ON THURSDAY, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT IMPOSED SANCTIONS ON SUDAN’S MILITARY AND WEAPONS DEALERS, AIMING TO PRESSURE AN END TO THE ONGOING CIVIL WAR.
( ANTONY BLINKEN: “part of our challenge in any of these situations is to keep working through it, to keep pushing, to keep pressing, to get to that one day of success.”)
AS THE WAR DRAGS ON, SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN WARNS ONE OF THE WORLD’S WORST FAMINES IS SWEEPING SUDAN, WITH SUDAN’S MILITARY LEADER USING STARVATION AS A DEADLY TACTIC AND DENYING FOOD TO ITS PEOPLE.
(ANTONY BLINKEN: “We have to see the effective provision of humanitarian assistance to people who need it.”)
THE U-S GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS BOTH SIDES, SAYING THEY’RE COMMITTING WAR CRIMES. LAST WEEK, THE U.S. IMPOSED SIMILAR PENALTIES ON THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES. HE ADDS THAT NEITHER LEADER IS FIT TO GUIDE SUDAN TOWARD PEACE.
IN A UPDATE ON THURSDAY, THE UNITED NATIONS SAYS BEFORE THE WAR, THE SUDANESE POPULATION STOOD AT 46 MILLION, NOW ONLY A THIRD REMAIN IN THE COUNTRY.
EIGHT MONTHS AGO U-S AUTHORITIES ESTIMATED 150 THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE DIED DURING THE SUDANESE WAR, WITH 11 MILLION DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES.
FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M KARAH RUCKER
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