Sudan Embassy in Djibouti Relates New Developments Occurring Prior to El Fasher Massacres

Djibouti – Sudanhorizon

The Sudanese Ambassador to Djibouti, Mohamed Saeed Hassan, has revealed new information about the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia’s actions that paved the way for their storming and takeover of El Fasher.

In a meeting held Thursday with members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of organizations, military attachés in Djibouti, and some media outlets, the ambassador stated that the events of the day the militia entered El Fasher were preceded by civilians and military personnel suffering from suffocation and loss of consciousness due to the militia’s use of toxic gases.

This coincided with the cutting off of internet and telecommunication with the 6th Infantry Division Command. This was coupled with intensive foreign drone attacks.

The ambassador added that upon entering the city, the militia began carrying out ethnically motivated killings, targeting civilians and hospital staff, including the wounded at the Saudi Hospital, and torturing volunteers from the Sudanese Red Crescent Society.

The ambassador explained that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia preemptively occupied the Zamzam refugee camp, exploiting it for military purposes and tightening their siege on El Fasher, thus obstructing the delivery of humanitarian aid, including food and medicine.

He said they also looted humanitarian aid convoys belonging to NGOs and UN agencies upon their arrival in Mellit, burning some trucks in clear violation of UN Security Council Resolution (2736). Furthermore, the militia killed several merchants and civilians under the pretext of attempting to bring food into El Fasher, a blatant violation of all norms and laws.

Ambassador Mohamed Saeed emphasized that the atrocities committed by the rebel terrorist militia constitute systematic behavior within the framework of terrorism, war crimes, and genocide based on ethnicity, carried out under the directives of their commander, Abdul Rahim Dagalo, the militia’s second-in-command. This provides ample evidence to name the militia a terrorist organization, in accordance with the principles and standards of international and regional frameworks, most notably the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, the African Union Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, and the Algiers Plan of Action.

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