The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary militia in Sudan allegedly backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently carried out a massacre of civilians in the city of El-Fasher. This brutal attack is the latest in the RSF’s long line of crimes against humanity.
In recent months, the RSF has carried out drone strikes on mosques and power stations, burned displacement camps, and executed civilian and aid workers in Darfur and Port Sudan. The militia has been implicated in mass killings, ethnic cleansing, and racial attacks on Black Sudanese refugees.
The RSF continues to receive alleged support from the UAE, Israel, and other U.S. allies, despite existing sanctions.
Take Action
Contact your members of Congress and urge them to:
- Impose maximum sanctions on the RSF and its leadership.
- Support and co-sponsor Senator Van Hollen’s S.935, a bill to prohibit certain weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, or sponsor and support similar legislation in the House.
- Impose an arms embargo on any other nation found to be arming or funding the RSF.
- Lift all U.S. sanctions on the Sudanese Armed Forces while urging it to commit to a clear, credible path toward a representative civilian government.
