Sudan’s ambassador to Cairo accused the United Arab Emirates of supplying weapons, funding, and political cover to the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group responsible for mass killings in El-Fasher and across Darfur.
In a blistering press conference at his Cairo residence on Sunday, Ambassador Emad El-Din Mustafa Adawi held the international community, and specifically the UN Security Council, responsible for failing to halt what he called a genocidal campaign. He also blamed them for protecting the RSF’s foreign enablers.
Adawi screened graphic video footage of RSF fighters executing civilians—recorded and disseminated by the perpetrators themselves. He described the killings as part of a systemic effort to erase entire communities in Darfur.
“What we’re showing today is only a fraction of the horrors taking place,” Adawi said. He blamed a sustained media blackout for concealing the full extent of the violence.
The World Health Organization confirmed the killing of nearly 500 patients and medical workers at the Saudi Hospital, the last functioning health facility in El-Fasher before it was overrun by the RSF.
Witnesses, Adawi added, reported that RSF fighters detained around 300 women and girls. Dozens were raped or tortured during and after the city’s capture.
Adawi called the RSF a “terrorist militia”, accusing it of maintaining a total siege on El-Fasher for 18 months, during which food, medicine, and fuel were deliberately blocked, and nearly 300 coordinated assaults launched.
He said satellite imagery and RSF-filmed clips documented the construction of a 55-kilometer trench around the city, which had been repurposed for mass executions in recent days.
On Oct. 26, the RSF launched a full-scale assault, which, according to Adawi, included the use of foreign aircraft carrying internationally banned nerve agents, heavy shelling, and armored incursions into residential areas.
The following day, the Sudanese army withdrew, citing the need to prevent further civilian slaughter, and assisted in evacuating hundreds trapped in the city.
“This is not an isolated incident,” Adawi said. “The RSF leadership has openly threatened genocide, and they are now carrying it out.”
Sudanese authorities estimate that 28,000 people fled El-Fasher in the first 24 hours of the RSF’s incursion. Most arrived in Tawila suffering from acute malnutrition, open wounds, or psychological shock.
Roughly 750 children are in critical condition due to hunger, while 318 require emergency psychiatric care and 465 others need urgent surgeries, Adawi said.
As of Oct. 28, 2,700 people had been executed by the RSF, according to multiple sources. Adawi emphasized that the actual death toll is likely far higher.
In May, Sudan cut ties with the UAE, labeling it a hostile actor. It submitted two formal complaints to the UN Security Council, accusing Abu Dhabi of arming the RSF, financing their operations, and facilitating the arrival of foreign mercenaries.
The UAE rejected the claims, calling them a “political farce” and a “cynical propaganda stunt.”
Adawi applauded Egypt’s position, describing Cairo’s support as “principled and increasingly committed to Sudan’s unity.” But he condemned the Arab League’s inaction, saying, “Only the UAE backs this militia. The rest issue statements while people are being slaughtered.”
In May of this year, the International Court of Justice had dismissed Sudan’s genocide case against the UAE, citing a lack of jurisdiction.
At a recent UN Security Council session, Sudan’s permanent envoy, Al-Harith Idris, again accused the UAE of backing RSF units responsible for the killings in El-Fasher.
In turn, the UN said it had received “disturbing reports” of RSF involvement in summary executions carried out in the streets of El Fasher following the group’s takeover of the city on Sunday.
