Published On 30/10/2025
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Last update: 03:24 (Mecca time)
Regional and international reactions escalated to the Rapid Support Forces’ announcement of the formation of a parallel government in Sudan, amid warnings of the worsening political and security crisis in the country.
The American magazine Newsweek quoted the US State Department spokesman as saying that Washington is continuing its efforts with the partners in the Quartet to achieve lasting peace in Sudan, noting that the efforts focus on stopping external support for both sides of the conflict (the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces) and securing a humanitarian truce and a permanent ceasefire.
For his part, US President Donald Trump’s advisor for African affairs expressed deep concern about the horrific escalation of violence in the city of El Fasher, North Darfur, calling on the leadership of the Rapid Support Forces to hold accountable those responsible for the heinous acts and stop the attacks immediately.
The advisor stressed that the United States condemns all violations of international humanitarian law in El Fasher, stressing that the deliberate targeting of the civilian population and acts of revenge are unacceptable in any way.
In turn, the African Peace and Security Council confirmed in a statement that the announcement of the Rapid Support Forces to form the so-called “parallel government” in Sudan is completely rejected, calling on the international community not to recognize it.
The Council stressed that those who provide military or financial support to the warring parties in Sudan will bear responsibility and be held accountable, stressing at the same time its condemnation of foreign interventions that fuel the conflict and prolong its duration.
Deteriorating conditions
For days, the city of El Fasher has been witnessing a dangerous escalation in violence between the army and Rapid Support forces, amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions and a large displacement of civilians in the absence of any signs of a ceasefire or resumption of the political process.
Yesterday, Wednesday, the commander of the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti,” announced the formation of an investigation committee into the events that El Fasher witnessed during the past few days, without acknowledging the responsibility of his forces for those events.
In turn, the Sudanese government held a press conference in which it accused the Rapid Support Forces of committing “systematic atrocities” against civilians in El Fasher, and called on the international community to classify those forces as a “terrorist organization” and hold those responsible accountable.
These accusations come in light of local and international reports documenting mass killings, executions of the wounded and sick inside hospitals, and the liquidation of workers in charitable organizations, as the Humanitarian Aid Commission announced that more than two thousand civilians – including women, children, and the elderly – were killed in just two days.
The United Nations also denounced these violations, especially after reports of the execution of 460 wounded and sick people and their companions inside the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, while Human Rights Watch confirmed that video clips showed the Rapid Support Forces carrying out field executions and attacking civilians as they fled the city.