*As the U.S. Senate Moves to Designate RSF a Terror Group, the UAE Must Be Named as Its Chief Sponsor*
The statement issued by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 5 August 2025 is not just a denial, it is a blatant attempt to whitewash the UAE’s well-documented role in supporting a genocidal campaign in Sudan, led by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.
It is now an established fact, backed by credible evidence from UN reports, international journalism, and field testimonies, that the UAE has played a central role in financing, arming, and training the RSF, which is responsible for widespread atrocities across Sudan, including in the besieged city of Al-Fashir.
Moreover, the UAE has been directly involved in the recruitment and deployment of foreign mercenaries from Colombia, Bosaso (Somalia), Libya, and Chad, transporting them to Sudan through coordinated routes and funding mechanisms to bolster RSF ranks. These mercenaries have been used to wage war against civilians, crush resistance, and enforce starvation sieges, all with Emirati support.
Darfur Union in the UK strongly asserts the following:
• The UAE’s statement is a failed attempt to deflect responsibility from its complicity in war crimes.
• By funding and facilitating the RSF and importing mercenaries into Sudan, the UAE is a full partner in the war against the Sudanese people.
• We call on the international community to launch an immediate investigation and hold the UAE and all its proxies accountable.
• We reaffirm our demand for the immediate lifting of the siege on Al-Fashir, unhindered humanitarian access, and an end to the use of starvation as a weapon.
• We remind the world that silence on the UAE’s role is complicity. No true peace can be achieved without confronting the sponsors of this genocidal project.
In light of recent developments, including the US Senate’s move on 1 August 2025 toward designating the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), there is a growing international recognition of the RSF’s brutal tactics and its role in terrorising civilians. This is a significant and overdue step, and it should serve as a critical turning point in confronting the full network of enablers behind the RSF. Chief among them is the UAE, whose financial, military, and logistical support has allowed this militia to function as a terrorist actor on Sudanese soil. This designation must lead to real consequences, and the ties between the RSF and its sponsors must no longer be protected by diplomatic niceties.
The blood of Sudanese civilians cannot be erased with diplomatic statements. The UAE cannot pose as a neutral actor while enabling ethnic cleansing, mass starvation, and systematic destruction.
The international community must stop pretending. Accountability must start now.
Issued by:
Darfur Union in the UK
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Tuesday, 5 August 2025
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