The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the ongoing massacres committed against Sudanese civilians, including racist attacks on Black refugees, by the Rapid Support Forces militia.
CAIR also today called on the Trump administration and Congress to condemn the group, which allegedly receives military support from U.S. allies, increase sanctions on it and its leadership, and lift sanctions on the Sudanese military.
In a statement, CAIR said:
“We strongly condemn the massacres committed by the so-called Rapid Support Forces militia group against civilians in Sudan, including racist attacks on members of the Black Sudanese community.
“Despite sanctions that the Trump administration has imposed on the RSF, the group continues to wage war on the people of Sudan and allegedly receive support from U.S. allies.
“The Trump administration and Congress should condemn the RSF and increase sanctions on the group, making clear that the RSF’s crimes are unacceptable and that no U.S. allies should fund its crimes. The U.S. should also lift sanctions on the Sudanese army and encourage it to quickly transition the areas it controls to representative governance.”
CAIR previously condemned the killing of 78 in a drone strike on a mosque in Sudan’s Darfur region reportedly conducted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The drone strike hit a mosque in the city of El-Fasher, where RSF paramilitaries are gaining ground as they fight to seize complete control of the area.
SEE: El-Fasher: Drone stroke on Sudan mosque kills 78, medic tells BBC
CAIR has also called on the State Department to condemn attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan and make clear that the militia will never receive American recognition after RSF drone strikes hit a major power station in the city of Port Sudan, causing a “complete power outage”, the country’s electricity provider said.
SEE: Sudan war: Drones hit Port Sudan causing power blackout as RSF target key city
On April 11, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur, burning huts and shops, executing medics, and firing at fleeing civilians. According to monitors, at least 500 people – men, women, children and the elderly – were killed, and hundreds of thousands were forcibly displaced.
SEE: How RSF is adopting Israel’s ‘template for genocide’ in Sudan | Sudan war News | Al Jazeera
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com