Sudan is bringing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for supporting Sudan’s Paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) in the Civil War.
Khartoum believes that the UAE is “aggressive” in the Masalit community in West Darfur through the military, financial and political support of the RSF.
In response, the UAE strongly rejected the Sudan charges, calling the case a “cynical propaganda stunt” and said it would be fired immediately.
Both the RSF and Sudanese troops have been accused of committing atrocities since the war began in April 2023.
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RSF is accused of committing genocide in Darfur – targeting non-Arab groups in the region.
According to the news agency AFP, Sudan said to the International Court of Justice submission: “The United Arab Emirates provided support for the rebellion and supported militias who were guilty of genocide in West Darfur.
“The United Arab Emirates must make full efforts to compensate (as a result of the harm caused by its internationally wrongful acts, including payment of reimbursement to victims of war.”
“The charges filed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) lack any legal or factual basis, which represents another attempt to distract this catastrophic war,” said an UAE official who was not named.
UN experts on Darfur’s arms embargo have previously called the UAE’s allegations of smuggling weapons to the RSF through Chad.
The ICJ’s advisory opinion is not legally binding, but it still has significant political weight.
Nearly two years of war destroyed Sudan, killing thousands and displaced more than 12 million, exacerbating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Earlier this week, heavy shelling was carried out at a camp of displaced people in North Daford, leaving dozens of people afraid of death.
A local official told the BBC that a crowded market in Abu Shouk was attacked for about two hours on Tuesday night.
