UN Mission Says ‘Outrageous Acts’ Committed by Both Sides in Civil War

Published on September 6, 2024

Sudan’s civil war has involved abuses by both sides that may amount to war crimes, according to a report by a fact-finding mission to the country that was delegated by the United Nations. The report by the independent international fact-finding mission for Sudan says almost 19,000 people have been killed and 33,000 injured since the war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The fact-finding mission, which was chaired by a Tanzanian judge, Mohamed Chande Othman, said both sides were guilty of indiscriminate shelling, which caused widespread civilian deaths. However, it said the RSF was mostly responsible for widespread sexual violence....

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