US State Department Issues Shocking Statement on El Fasher
The US State Department strongly condemned, in an official statement, the atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, describing what happened as horrific mass acts against civilians. This comes days after the massacre that shook the city and led to the killing and displacement of thousands.
The Department confirmed in a tweet on its official X account its deep concern for the safety of civilians inside El Fasher and those fleeing to neighboring areas, demanding that the RSF immediately cease acts of revenge and ethnically motivated violence, noting that “the tragedy of El Geneina must not be repeated in any way.”
The statement emphasized that the United States believes there is no viable military solution in Sudan, calling on all parties to choose the path of negotiation and end the suffering of the Sudanese people. The State Department also affirmed that it will continue working with its international and regional partners to find a sustainable, peaceful path to end the bloody conflict in the country.
However, the American position drew sharp criticism in diplomatic and media circles. Former US diplomat Cameron Hudson described the State Department’s statement as a “tepid and belated response,” noting that merely tweeting “a week after the fall of El Fasher and the killing of tens of thousands of innocent civilians” demonstrates “the US administration’s inability to take effective action.”
Hudson added in a press statement:
“The painful truth is that the Trump administration is showing more concern about an alleged genocide against Christians in Nigeria than about a real genocide against the people of Darfur in Sudan… I don’t understand what will finally make them act.”
In contrast, US Secretary of State Marco Rubino made separate statements regarding the situation in Nigeria, describing the “ongoing massacre of thousands of Christians by extremist groups” as an unacceptable tragedy and affirming that the United States is “ready, willing, and able to act,” in accordance with the directives of the US president.
Observers believe that the disparity in US rhetoric regarding the Sudanese and Nigerian situations reflects a duality in Washington’s priorities on the African continent, at a time when demands are escalating for a clearer and more decisive stance on war crimes and violations in Darfur, amid warnings of an impending humanitarian catastrophe as fighting continues and the situation deteriorates in El Fasher.