{"id":2342647,"date":"2024-09-18T05:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-calls-for-peace-in-the-sudan-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T05:41:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:41:23","slug":"president-biden-calls-for-peace-in-the-sudan-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-calls-for-peace-in-the-sudan-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"President Biden calls for peace in the Sudan &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpresident-biden-calls-for-peace-in-the-sudan-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342647&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Tuesday, President Joe Biden called for peace in \u200cSudan amid a \u200dwar that has persisted for\u2063 over 17\u2062 months, significantly impacting the civilian population. In his\u200b statement, he condemned the actions of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have resulted in severe humanitarian\u200b crises, displacing nearly 10\u2062 million people \u200dand leading \u2064to widespread famine \u2063and violence, particularly\u2063 against \u2064women and girls. Biden highlighted the dire situation in El \u2062Fasher, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-fentanyl-epidemic-requires-prioritizing-mental-healthcare-not-just-border\/\" title=\"Tim Scott: Mental healthcare must be prioritized to address the fentanyl epidemic, not just border control.\">city heavily affected<\/a> by\u2063 recent fighting, urging \u200cboth conflicting parties to prioritize humanitarian efforts and \u200bnegotiate an end to the conflict. He demanded that the SAF and RSF allow unfettered access for\u2062 humanitarian aid and\u200d cease actions that jeopardize civilian lives, emphasizing the need for an immediate cessation of assaults on \u200binnocent people. U.S. Ambassador to\u2064 the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, also expressed concern over the escalating violence in El Fasher, calling for the RSF \u200bto halt\u2064 attacks that destroy infrastructure and threaten\u2062 civilian safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">President Biden calls for peace in the Sudan&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1763055\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden issued a statement on Tuesday calling for peace in Sudan and criticizing the aggressors of the war that has plagued the country for 17 months. The president blamed the actions of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces for the suffering in the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;For over 17 long months, the Sudanese people have endured a senseless war that has created one of the world&rsquo;s worst humanitarian crises,&rdquo; read Biden&rsquo;s statement. &ldquo;Nearly 10 million people have been displaced by this conflict. Women and girls have been kidnapped and sexually assaulted. Famine has taken hold in Darfur, and is threatening millions more elsewhere.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biden emphasized the plight of the victims in the war, explicitly highlighting the city of El Fasher, which has been hit particularly hard by the fighting in the country&rsquo;s civil war. He mentioned the dire conditions in the country and expressed sympathy for the innocent people affected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And today, a violent history is repeating itself,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;The city of El Fasher, Darfur&mdash;home to nearly two million people and hundreds of thousands of displaced persons&mdash;has been under a months-long siege by the Rapid Support Forces. That siege has become a full-on assault in recent days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fighting has been particularly intense in El Fasher as it has been under regular bombardment from the RSF, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/us-expresses-grave-concern-fighting-sudans-el-fasher\/story?id=113747798\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>. The paramilitary organization began besieging the city in May. The collateral damage has been catastrophic, causing the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to express that she was &ldquo;gravely concerned about reports of a serious escalation in RSF&rsquo;s months-long siege on El Fasher&rdquo; in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAmbUN\/status\/1834730531268722995\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> on X<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m gravely concerned about reports of a serious escalation in RSF&rsquo;s months-long siege on El Fasher,&rdquo; Thomas-Greenfield said. &ldquo;I urge RSF to halt its attack, including bombardments destroying infrastructure and threatening civilian life, and fulfill its commitments to the international community to protect civilians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden called on the SAF and RSF to prioritize the welfare of the innocent people being harmed in this civil war. He asked the groups to commit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-on-seeing-gruesome-photos-of-israeli-victims-of-hamas-depravity-in-the-worst-imaginable-way\/\" title=\"Blinken condemns Hamas for gruesome photos of Israeli victims: &#039;Unimaginable depravity&#039;.\">allowing humanitarian aid<\/a> in the region and asked them to begin negotiations to conclude the war.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I call on the belligerents responsible for Sudanese suffering&mdash;the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)&mdash;to pull back their forces, facilitate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-faces-mounting-pressure-to-act-in-ethiopian-conflict\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Faces Mounting Pressure to Act in Ethiopian Conflict\">unhindered humanitarian access<\/a>, and re-engage in negotiations to end this war,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;The RSF must stop their assault that is disproportionately harming Sudanese civilians. The SAF must stop indiscriminate bombings that are destroying civilian lives and infrastructure.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While both sides have taken some steps to improve humanitarian access, the SAF and RSF continue to delay and disrupt lifesaving humanitarian operations,&rdquo; noted the president&rsquo;s statement. &ldquo;Both parties need to immediately allow unhindered humanitarian access to all areas of Sudan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the United States determined that members of the SAF and RSF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maher-defends-israel-leftists-would-run-screaming-to-tel-aviv-if-they-had-to-live-in-gaza-for-one-day\/\" title=\"Maher Defends Israel: Leftists \u2018Would Run Screaming To Tel Aviv If They Had To Live In Gaza For One Day\u2019\">committed war crimes<\/a>, with those in the RSF going so far as to engage in ethnic cleansing. Sanctions were imposed on members of these groups, a geopolitical tactic that Biden acknowledged in his statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have previously determined that members of the SAF and the RSF have committed war crimes, and that members of the RSF have committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned sixteen entities and individuals for contributing to the conflict, exacerbating instability, or serious human rights abuses. And we will continue to evaluate further atrocity allegations and potential additional sanctions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden also reinforced his commitment to ending the war and helping the Sudanese people. He declared that the United States was in solidarity with the Sudanese people.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States stands with the Sudanese people,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;Since the start of the conflict, we have pressed for peace and sought to hold accountable actors seeking to perpetuate violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1763055\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1763055\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden Advocates for Peace in Sudan<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, President Joe Biden released a statement urging for peace in Sudan and condemning the aggressors responsible for the ongoing conflict that has lasted 17 months. He attributed the suffering of the Sudanese people to the actions of both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). &#8220;For over 17 long months, the Sudanese people have endured a senseless war that has created one of the world\u2019s worst humanitarian crises,&#8221; Biden&#8217;s statement read. &#8220;Nearly 10 million individuals have been displaced due to this conflict. Women and girls have faced abduction and sexual violence. Famine is rampant in Darfur, threatening millions more across other regions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden highlighted the severe conditions faced by victims of this war, particularly focusing on El Fasher, which has been severely impacted by civil unrest. He expressed his concern for those affected by stating, &#8220;And today, a violent history is repeating itself.&#8221; The city of El Fasher\u2014home to nearly two million residents and many displaced individuals\u2014has been under siege from RSF forces for several months, with recent days seeing an escalation into full-scale assault.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that fighting in El Fasher has intensified as it continues to face regular bombardment from RSF forces since May. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield voiced her deep concern regarding this situation on social media: &#8220;I\u2019m gravely concerned about reports of a serious escalation in RSF\u2019s months-long siege on El Fasher&#8230; I urge RSF to halt its attack&#8230;and fulfill its commitments to protect civilians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden called upon both SAF and RSF leaders to prioritize civilian welfare amidst this civil war. He urged them to allow humanitarian aid access into affected areas and engage in negotiations aimed at ending hostilities: \u201cI call on those responsible for suffering in Sudan\u2014the SAF and RSF\u2014to withdraw their forces, ensure unhindered humanitarian access, and resume negotiations.\u201d He emphasized that \u201cthe RSF must cease their assaults harming civilians disproportionately,\u201d while also calling out SAF&#8217;s indiscriminate bombings.<\/p>\n<p>The president noted that although some progress had been made towards improving humanitarian access by both sides, significant delays continue which hinder lifesaving operations: \u201cBoth parties need to immediately allow unhindered humanitarian access throughout all areas of Sudan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, U.S. officials determined that members from both SAF and RSF committed war crimes; with allegations against some members of ethnic cleansing as well. In response, sanctions were imposed against certain individuals associated with these groups\u2014a geopolitical strategy acknowledged by Biden: \u201cWe have previously determined that members of SAF and RSF committed war crimes&#8230; The U.S Treasury Department has sanctioned sixteen entities or individuals contributing to instability or serious human rights abuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden reaffirmed his commitment towards ending violence while supporting the people of Sudan: \u201cThe United States stands with them&#8230; Since conflict began we\u2019ve advocated for peace while holding accountable those perpetuating violence.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2342648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Joe-Biden-Stop-Woke.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4228,24524,32076],"class_list":["post-2342647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-peace","tag-sudan","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Joe-Biden-Stop-Woke.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}