Current:Home > FinanceUS, partners condemn growing violence in Sudan’s Darfur region -Wealthify
US, partners condemn growing violence in Sudan’s Darfur region
View
Date:2025-04-23 11:51:26
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, Britain and Norway on Friday condemned rising violence and human rights abuses that some claim amount to ethnic cleansing in Sudan’s western Darfur region.
The three countries, known as “the Troika,” said in a statement that the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces must end the fighting that has killed at least 800 people since earlier this month and forced another 8,000 to flee.
They said they were particularly concerned by attacks on civilians by the RSF in west, central and south Darfur. The three countries said there could be no military solution to the conflict and urged the two sides to work together in Saudi-hosted peace talks to reach a negotiated settlement.
“We reiterate that there is no acceptable military solution to the conflict, and call for an end to the fighting,” they said. “We urge the RSF and SAF to refrain from actions that would further divide Sudan along ethnic lines or draw other forces into their conflict. Both sides need to deescalate and engage in meaningful discussions that lead to a ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access.”
RSF fighters and allied Arab militias rampaged through the West Darfur town of Ardamata earlier this month, killing more than 800 people, a local doctors group and the United Nations said.
The head of the Sudanese Doctor’s Union in West Darfur said the paramilitary rampaged through the town, killing non-Arabs inside their homes and torching shelters housing displaced people. A further 8,000 people escaped, fleeing into neighboring Chad, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees later reported.
The attack was the latest in a series of atrocities in Darfur that have marked the monthslong war between the Sudanese military and the RSF. The U.N. says the conflict has killed about 9,000 people, although doctors groups and local activists say the toll is far higher.
More than 6 million people were also forced out of their homes, including 1.2 million who have sought refuge in neighboring countries, according to U.N. figures.
veryGood! (525)
Related
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- Are you worried about the high prices we're paying? Biden’s tariffs will make it worse.
- Scary Mommy Blog Creator Jill Smokler Diagnosed With Aggressive Form of Brain Cancer
- Xander Schauffele, other golfers roast Scottie Scheffler after arrest at PGA Championship
- Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
- Ireland, Spain and Norway recognizing a Palestinian state
- For a Memorial Day barbecue, update side dishes to keep the flavor, lose some fat
- Maria Shriver Shares the Importance of Speaking Out Against Harrison Butker
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions
Ranking
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Feds face trial over abuse of incarcerated women by guards at now-shuttered California prison
- NASA orders yet another delay for Boeing's hard-luck Starliner
- For Pablo López – Twins ace and would-be med student – everything is more ritual than routine
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Want to See Community Solar Done Right? A Project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Can Serve as a Model
- Judge in Tennessee blocks effort to put Elvis Presley’s former home Graceland up for sale
- Notorious serial killer who murdered over 20 women assaulted in prison, in life-threatening condition
Recommendation
Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows
Defense highlights internet search for hypothermia in Karen Read murder trial
Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon
'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
NBC tabs Noah Eagle as play-by-play voice for 2024 French Open tennis coverage
Israel says it will return video equipment seized from The Associated Press, hours after shutting down AP's Gaza video feed
Barbie honors Venus Williams and 8 other athletes with dolls in their likeness