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Sudan is not successful a authorities of civilian warfare and is confronting attacks from “non-regional actors” that see the UAE, which is supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia that has been sidesplitting civilians successful El Fashir metropolis successful Darfur successful occidental Sudan, said the Sudanese ambassador to India connected Monday (November 3, 2025).
Addressing a property league astatine the Embassy successful New Delhi, Ambassador Mohammed Abdalla Ali Eltom said stopping the proviso of weapons by the UAE to the RSF volition beryllium the “first step” successful “ending the war”.
“Sudan is not facing a civilian war. We are confronting conspiracies of non-regional actors. The RSF is acting similar a proxy overseas powers and a fewer countries successful the portion are acting arsenic corridors for arms proviso to the RSF,” said Mr. Eltom, explaining that the UAE’s weapons are being channelled done Libya and Chad.
“The militia threatens to destabilise the full portion from the Red Sea to the Central African region. Therefore, the planetary assemblage indispensable designate the RSF arsenic a violent organisation and enforce targeted sanctions connected them and connected each weapons suppliers that are supporting the RSF,” said Mr. Eltom.
The RSF, which has been carrying retired attacks successful El Fashir, is utilizing “strategic drones” that are susceptible of flying for agelong duration which bespeak that state-level equipped forces are progressive successful arming the RSF.
The Sudanese envoy acknowledged India’s humanitarian assistance to Sudan during the situation that has been continuing since April 2023when warring broke retired betwixt the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF for power of the large municipality centres of the country. He appreciated India’s determination to support the embassy successful Sudan contempt the violence. In May 2023, India shifted its embassy from superior Khartoum to Port Sudan connected the Red Sea seashore which is comparatively little affected by the conflict.
He besides confirmed that an Indian nationalist was captured by the RSF successful El Fashir arsenic militants entered the metropolis connected October 26.
“There is simply a connection blackout successful El Fashir truthful we bash not cognize overmuch astir him though we person the video of the Indian national. We are successful interaction with the Ministry of External Affairs andwe anticipation we tin get him backmost soon,” said Mr. Eltom adding that “India tin marque a quality arsenic it is simply a almighty actor.”
The envoy cited a study by Tom Fletcher, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, who has reported that “mass executions and starvation” are taking spot successful El Fashir aft the RSF entered the city. He, however, assured that contempt the attacks by the RSF, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) proceed to power 80% of the territory of Sudan and urged planetary diplomacy to halt the attacks by the RSF.
