{"id":2387426,"date":"2025-01-07T13:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-determines-sudanese-rebel-force-committed-genocide\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T13:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:41:12","slug":"us-determines-sudanese-rebel-force-committed-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-determines-sudanese-rebel-force-committed-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"US determines Sudanese rebel force committed genocide"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fus-determines-sudanese-rebel-force-committed-genocide%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=2387426&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>The content indicates that the U.S. government has officially recognized the\u2063 actions of a Sudanese rebel \u200cforce as genocide.\u2063 This significant determination\u2062 highlights the severity \u2062of the \u2062situation in Sudan, where ongoing conflict has led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-ken-buck-demands-clarification-from-apple-ceo-over-alleged-forced-labor-ties-in-china\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Ken Buck Demands Clarification From Apple CEO Over Alleged Forced Labor Ties In China\">severe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women&#039;s Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears &#039;Black Lives Matter&#039;\">human rights<\/a> violations<\/a>. \u2063The declaration is\u200d likely to\u200b have implications for U.S. foreign policy and \u200dinternational responses to the crisis in sudan. Further details about the context and consequences of this decision might be provided in the complete article.  <\/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\">US determines Sudanese rebel force committed genocide<\/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_1657103\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Members of the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias have committed genocide in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sudan<\/a>, the U.S. government has determined.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Antony Blinken<\/a> announced his determination in a statement Tuesday, and he previously declared in December 2023 that they had engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;conflict of unmitigated brutality,&rdquo; which began in April 2023 when the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/105-year-old-catholic-church-goes-up-in-flames-miles-away-from-minneapolis-protests\/\" title=\"105-Year-Old Catholic Church Goes Up In Flames Miles Away From Minneapolis Protests\">began fighting<\/a>, has led to the &ldquo;world&rsquo;s largest humanitarian catastrophe,&rdquo; according to Blinken. More than 30 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and tens of thousands of people have been killed since the conflict erupted in April 2023, though the exact death toll is unknown.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sudanese Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the military council, waves to supporters upon his arrival to attend a military-backed rally on June 29, 2019, in Omdurman district, west of Khartoum, Sudan. (AP Photo\/Hussein Malla)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The RSF and RSF-aligned militias have continued to direct attacks against civilians,&rdquo; Blinken said. &ldquo;The RSF and allied militias have systematically murdered men and boys&mdash;even infants&mdash;on an ethnic basis, and deliberately targeted women and girls from certain ethnic groups for rape and other forms of brutal sexual violence.&nbsp;Those same militias have targeted fleeing civilians, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">murdering innocent people escaping conflict<\/a>, and prevented remaining civilians from accessing lifesaving supplies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In conjunction with the genocide determination, the Treasury Department&rsquo;s Office of Foreign Assets Control is sanctioning Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa, known mononomously as Hemedti, the leader of the RSF. But, he made it clear that the United States &ldquo;does not support either side of this war&rdquo; and that &ldquo;both belligerents bear responsibility for the violence and suffering in Sudan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hemedti was involved &ldquo;in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yang-shows-support-for-israel-sparks-yangsupportsgenocide-on-twitter\/\" title=\"Yang Shows Support For Israel, Sparks #YangSupportsGenocide On Twitter\">gross violations<\/a> of human rights in Darfur, namely the mass rape of civilians by RSF soldiers under his control,&rdquo; Blinken added in his statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Department is also sanctioning seven companies based in the United Arab Emirates that are linked to the RSF.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;Sudanese&nbsp;army, led by Abdel Fattah al Burhan, and the paramilitary RSF, led by Hemedti, began fighting in April 2023. A month later, the two sides agreed to sign the 2023 Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan affirming their commitment to protect civilians.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second declared genocide committed in Sudan since the turn of the century, following the genocide in Darfur in the early 2000s. <\/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_1657103\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1657103\"}});<\/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<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US declares genocide by Sudanese rebel forces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2387429,"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\/2025\/01\/Sudan.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5912,32402,48064,24524,9029],"class_list":["post-2387426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-genocide","tag-international-relations","tag-rebel-force","tag-sudan","tag-us"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sudan.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387426","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\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387426"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387431,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387426\/revisions\/2387431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}