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Sudan Is in Free Fall

Eric A. Friedman, Suad Abdel Aziz, and John Prendergast — The New York Times — November 6, 2025
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Summary
The authors warn that Sudan has entered the most catastrophic phase of its civil war, with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carrying out mass killings, sexual assaults, and other atrocities in El Fasher after seizing the city from the Sudanese Armed Forces. They describe evidence of genocide supported by satellite data, eyewitness accounts, and documentation by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab. The essay accuses the United Arab Emirates of being the RSF’s primary backer, supplying arms and fuel through regional networks, while the Trump administration and major corporations with Emirati partnerships—such as the NBA and Disney—have failed to act. The writers call on the United States to halt arms sales, tighten sanctions, and pressure the UAE to end support for the militia, arguing that silence by global powers and institutions is enabling genocide and the collapse of Sudan.

Quotes
“Two and a half years since fighting erupted... as many as 400,000 are believed to be dead — bombed, murdered, starved.”
“The militia’s campaign of annihilation has closed in on hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the region, risking the further expansion of one of the greatest mass killings of this century.”
“The Emirates is the operational hub of a regional war economy that is vital to the Rapid Support Forces’ survival.”
“Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”