London Protesters Call for Action as the Sudan War Enters a Deadlier Phase

London protesters accuse the UAE of arming Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and call for international involvement.

As the two-year conflict in Sudan reaches a more lethal phase, demonstrators gathered outside London’s Downing Street on Wednesday to express sympathy with the people of Sudan.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, have taken complete control of the Darfur region, including El-Fasher, the provincial capital and the final significant stronghold of the Sudanese army in the west. El-Fasher’s downfall has sparked concerns that, some 15 years after South Sudan became independent after decades of conflict, the continent’s third-largest country may split apart once more.

London protesters accused the United Arab Emirates of arming and assisting the RSF, and they demanded a boycott of the country and more robust international action. 

The accusations have been refuted by the UAE.

“The RSF militia, Hemedti’s forces, and Emirati weapons have killed a lot of people in the last three days, and the world has remained silent,” protester Elhussein Yassin stated. “We are here to stand with our people after they committed genocide in our country.”

Ziyad Kashan, another protester, detailed the devastation in Sudan’s main cities. “They set houses on fire, destroying entire neighborhoods like Khartoum and Bahri.” “I can’t return to my country, which is heartbreaking,” he remarked.

Over 40,000 people have already been killed and over 14 million have been displaced by the war for control of Sudan, which the UN has dubbed the biggest humanitarian crisis in history. There have been claims of war crimes and intentional attacks on civilians against both the RSF and the Sudanese army.