Sudan Conflict: The UAE's Destructive Regional Campaign

A Call to the International Community What is unfolding in Sudan today is not an internal conflict, nor a spontaneous collapse of order. It is a deliberate and sustained campaign of violence carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and enabled by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This campaign has reached the level of genocide against civilians in Darfur, Kordofan, and beyond, marked by mass killings, rape used as a weapon of war, starvation, forced displacement, and the systematic destruction of communities. Al-Fashir, once a refuge for displaced civilians, has been reduced to ruins after nearly two years of genocidal violence carried out by the UAE-backed RSF militia. This culminated in a full-scale invasion in late October 2025, during which more than 27,000 people were killed within days. Mass graves spread across and around the city have been documented and are visible through satellite imagery. Yet the international response has largely amounted to statements of concern, avoiding direct accountability for the UAE’s role as the principal enabler of this violence. The same tactics have been used elsewhere. Cities including El-Obeid, Al-Dalanj, Kadugli, and other towns across North, West, and South Kordofan have been subjected to siege, indiscriminate shelling, and attacks on civilian neighbourhoods. Tens of thousands have been killed, many remain missing, and vast civilian populations are displaced or trapped with no access to protection, food, or medical aid. This violence is ongoing. It is not post-conflict. It is not historical. It is happening now. External Enablement of Genocide The RSF does not operate in isolation. Its ability to sustain war, mobilise fighters, deploy heavy weapons, and operate drones depends on external financing, arms supplies, logistical support, and political cover. Credible reporting, investigative journalism, satellite evidence, and survivor testimonies consistently point to the UAE as a central enabler of this militia. The failure to clearly name and confront this role has allowed the genocide in Sudan to accelerate. Diplomatic language that avoids accountability does not save lives. Silence does not protect civilians. Neutrality in the face of genocide is complicity. The Humanitarian Situation: A Catastrophe Driven by Genocidal Violence Sudan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes, driven by the genocidal war waged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, backed by the United Arab Emirates. Across Darfur and Kordofan, millions of civilians are experiencing acute food insecurity, the near-total collapse of healthcare services, and the absence of any meaningful protection. Hospitals have been destroyed or forced out of operation, medical workers have been killed or displaced, and humanitarian convoys are deliberately blocked by the militia from reaching affected areas. Starvation is being used as a weapon of war, while civilians are subjected daily to killings, rape, forced displacement, and terror. Women, children, and the elderly are left to face disease, malnutrition, and slow death, with thousands of families living without shelter, clean water, or medical care. Civilians trapped inside besieged cities and towns remain under constant shelling and threat, as international inaction enables the continuation of these crimes and deepens the humanitarian disaster. A Pattern Across the Region Sudan is not an isolated case. The same destabilising methods, militias, mercenaries, financial flows, weapons transfers, and information warfare, have been used across the region. In Libya, armed factions were fuelled to prolong chaos and fragment the state. In Yemen, the conflict has been deepened with catastrophic humanitarian consequences. In Somalia, political interference and security manipulation have undermined stability, with Somali territory reportedly used as a transit route for weapons destined for Sudan and as a staging ground for separatist projects aimed at creating new zones of instability. These actions reflect a broader strategy: the use of fragmentation and proxy violence to reshape the region. This approach ultimately seeks to weaken and encircle key regional states, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, by normalising militia rule and exporting instability. These are not disconnected crises. They are manifestations of a single regional project in which violence and chaos are instruments of influence. A Growing Threat to Regional Stability This project of destabilisation does not stop at fragile states. Its consequences increasingly threaten the security of major regional pillars. Undermining state institutions, legitimising militias, and weaponising disorder endanger the entire region. No country is immune when genocide is tolerated and accountability is avoided. A Collective Responsibility The international community must move beyond statements of concern. Concrete action is required: • Explicitly name and confront those enabling genocide in Sudan • Impose consequences on states and entities financing and sustaining militias • Designate the RSF as a terrorist organisation and sanction the UAE • Halt arms flows that fuel mass atrocities • Support accountability through international legal mechanisms Affected countries, regional powers, and global institutions share a responsibility to resist a model of power built on destruction, displacement, and impunity. Conclusion Sudan today stands as a warning. When genocide is ignored, it spreads. When militias are rewarded, they multiply. When destabilisation succeeds in one country, it is exported to others. The people of Sudan are paying the price with their lives, their dignity, and their future. Confronting this reality is not only a moral obligation, it is a strategic necessity for regional and global stability. Darfur Union in the UK Justice, Accountability, and the Protection of Civilians in Sudan 🔗 Website: darfurunionuk.wordpress.com 📧 Email: darfurunionintheuk@gmail.com ✖️ @DarfurUnionUK 📘 Facebook: @DarfurUnionUK 📷 Instagram: @Darfurunionuk #SaveSudan‬⁩ #الامارات_تقتل_السودانيين‬⁩