UN Mission Says ‘Outrageous Acts’ Committed by Both Sides in Sudan’s Civil War

A U.N. fact-finding mission has called for the current limited arms embargo on the western Darfur region to be expanded to the whole of Sudan.

A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state of Sudan on May 27, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

Sudan’s civil war has involved abuses by both sides that may amount to war crimes, according to a report by a fact-finding mission to the country that was delegated by the United Nations.

The report by the independent international fact-finding mission for Sudan states that almost 19,000 people have been killed and 33,000 injured since the war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).