Sudan: No Immunity for Militia Backers; Counter-Terrorism Requires Halting Arms Supplies

New York – Sudanhorizon

Sudan has reiterated its call for the international community to take decisive action to halt the flow of weapons, funds, and mercenaries to armed groups that target civilians and undermine state sovereignty and national institutions. It emphasized that counter-terrorism efforts must not be subject to selectivity, double standards, or political calculations.

In a statement delivered on Thursday during discussions on measures to eliminate international terrorism, Minister Plenipotentiary Ammar Mohamed Mahmoud—Sudan’s representative to the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly—explained that combating terrorism goes beyond merely cutting off funding sources. He stated that it also requires halting the supply of weapons, equipment, and foreign fighters, as well as cutting off the logistical, political, and media support that enables these groups to sustain their activities.

The statement highlighted the war waged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia against Sudan for over three years, noting the acts of mass killing, sexual violence, looting, forced displacement, and targeting of civilians and state institutions committed by the group. These actions have been facilitated by a continuous influx of advanced weaponry, mercenaries, and financial and logistical support from abroad. Sudan emphasized that states and entities that arm or fund armed groups, recruit mercenaries for them, or facilitate their supply lines cannot evade responsibility for the consequences of such support. It called upon the international community to move beyond verbal condemnations toward enforcing international legal obligations and holding perpetrators of violations accountable.
The statement also warned of the growing nexus between terrorism, transnational organized crime, and the illicit arms trade, as well as the exploitation of modern technologies—including drones, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms—by terrorist groups for recruitment, financing, and operational planning.
Sudan asserted that strengthening—rather than weakening—national state institutions constitutes the first line of defense against terrorism, extremism, and organized crime, stressing the need to support the capabilities of African states and respect their sovereignty and national priorities.
Furthermore, Sudan reiterated its support for concluding negotiations on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism and endorsed the call for a high-level international conference under UN auspices to coordinate global efforts in this area.
The statement emphasized that terrorism should not be condemned when it targets one state while being met with silence when it targets another, nor should the financing of armed groups be rejected in one region while tolerated in another; it called for the adoption of a unified international standard based on respect for state sovereignty, the rule of law, and accountability without exception.

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