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Sudanese Army Condemns Ethnically-Targeted Killings in El Gezira
Above: A view of wrecked cars at the frontline, where clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) take place in Khartoum, Sudan on Dec. 27, 2024. Image copyright: Osman Bakir/Contributor/Anadolu via Getty Images
The Facts
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) condemned on Tuesday "individual violations" in Sudan's El Gezira in recent days after rights groups accused the army and its allies of ethnically targeted attacks on civilians.
The attacks reportedly targeted people in El Gezira from western Sudan who were accused of collaborating with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the SAF for almost two years. Rights groups also alleged that civilians were recently being tortured, rounded up, or executed.
The army allegedly subjected the villages of Kambo Tayba and Um al-Qura to "continuous attacks" which resulted in the deaths of 13 people, including two children. Arrests were also reported. Rights groups have said that al-Kanabi people have been targeted.
The Spin
Narrative A
Though violations inevitably occur, the SAF is advancing and the UAE-backed RSF may finally soon be defeated. US sanctions against the genocidal RSF have only further weakened the paramilitary group, and the SAF is capitalizing on this weakness.
Narrative B
The SAF is, yet again, committing war crimes in Sudan. The SAF and allied militias attacked civilians last month, killing dozens of people in the Halfaya area, north of Khartoum. The SAF must be held accountable for its many crimes against the Sudanese people.
Cynical narrative
Though it is clear that the RSF has committed the worst crimes in Sudan, the SAF is not much better, as neither side is interested in a democratic Sudan. The primary driver of conflict in Sudan is foreign intervention and the exploitation of natural resources. Sudan can only find peace when these foreign powers stop meddling in Sudanese affairs.
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