{"id":8174,"date":"2023-12-17T12:38:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T12:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=8174"},"modified":"2023-12-17T12:38:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T12:38:40","slug":"us-rsf-to-refrain-from-gezira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/17\/us-rsf-to-refrain-from-gezira\/","title":{"rendered":"US: RSF to refrain from Gezira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sudan Events &#8211; follow up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The US administration has called on the Rapid Support Forces to refrain from advancing on Al Gezira state, south of Khartoum, immediately and to stop attacking the town of Wad Medani.<br \/>\nViolent clashes are currently underway between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces outside Wad Madani town for the second day running<br \/>\nThe US state Department on Saturday issued a statement in which it urged the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan to cease their advance in Gezira State immediately and to refrain from attacking Wad Medani.<br \/>\nThe statement read by Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson, said it was receiving troubling reports which indicate that elite RSF units have travelled to reinforce attacks in the direction of Wad Medani, actions that threaten vulnerable civilians in a manner inconsistent with RSF\u2019s stated claims that it is fighting to protect Sudan\u2019s people.<br \/>\n\u201cWe also urge against Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) clashes with the RSF and other actions that are endangering civilians.\u201d The statement underlined.<br \/>\nIt pointed out that Wad Medani has become a safe haven for displaced civilians and is an important hub for international humanitarian relief efforts. A continued RSF advance risks mass civilian casualties and significant disruption of humanitarian assistance efforts.<br \/>\nThe statement warned that the RSF advance has already caused large-scale displacements of vulnerable civilians from Gezira State \u2013 many of whom have nowhere else to go \u2013 and closure of markets in Wad Medani on which many people rely.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are also deeply concerned by reports of renewed fighting in the northeastern suburbs of El Fasher on December 16, including credible reports that several internally displaced persons were injured by stray gunfire.<br \/>\nIt pinpointed that like Wad Medani, El Fasher had become a safe haven for civilians driven from their homes by fighting. Such advances undermine confidence in efforts to reach a lasting ceasefire and a negotiated end to the conflict. They gravely threaten vulnerable civilians.<br \/>\n\u201cWe join Sudanese human rights defenders in calling on the parties to stop firing from positions in or near IDP camps, or returning fire toward those positions, recklessly endangering civilian lives.\u201d The state department said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudan Events &#8211; follow up The US administration has called on the Rapid Support Forces to refrain from advancing on Al Gezira state, south of Khartoum, immediately and to stop attacking the town of Wad Medani. Violent clashes are currently underway between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces outside Wad Madani town &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8176,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8174\/revisions\/8176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}