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By Paul Ndiho

The United States is calling on the international community to halt the flow of weapons to Sudan amid increasing evidence of atrocities by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Fasher, Darfur. At the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the RSF for “systematic atrocities,” including murder and sexual violence against civilians, marking a notable condemnation from the Trump administration since the war began in April 2023.

Sudan’s army has accused the United Arab Emirates of supplying arms and mercenaries to the RSF, although both parties deny these allegations. The U.N. and human rights groups claim to have credible evidence linking foreign-made weapons from various countries to ongoing violence.

Satellite images reveal mass graves in El-Fasher, where thousands may have died from the RSF’s siege. The RSF controls all five Darfur states, while the Sudanese army retains control of Khartoum, and the foreign minister of East Sudan supports Rubio’s call to designate the RSF as a terrorist group. As the civil war enters its third year, over 150,000 have died and 12 million are displaced, resulting in a major humanitarian crisis.

Joining me from Sudan is Shakoor Nyaketo, a journalist and human rights activist offering a stark firsthand update from the ground—on what’s really happening in El-Fasher, who’s fueling the conflict, and whether global powers will act before it’s too late.