The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reported on Thursday that dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed in airstrikes carried out by the Sudanese military on the central market area of Khartoum.
The RSF accused the Sudanese army of targeting civilians in a series of deadly air raids, which they condemned as inhumane and a disregard for international efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese people.
In a statement posted on the social media platform X, the RSF denounced the attacks, claiming they demonstrate a blatant disregard for ongoing international and regional efforts to resolve the conflict in Sudan.
The RSF called on the international community, human rights organizations, and humanitarian advocates to condemn what they described as the “barbaric actions” of the Sudanese military, accusing the army of deliberately bombing residential areas since the onset of the conflict.
The statement also highlighted the long-standing pattern of aerial bombings by the Sudanese military, dating back to the 1990s during the civil war in South Sudan and continuing through the conflicts in Darfur, Blue Nile, and South Kordofan.
According to the RSF, these attacks have resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians and have caused widespread displacement, particularly in Darfur and other regions of the country.
In a related development, the Sudanese Sovereignty Council reiterated on Thursday its commitment to the implementation of the Jeddah Declaration Agreement.
Council leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reportedly assured US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call that he is willing to engage with the facilitators of the Jeddah talks to discuss the agreement’s implementation, while rejecting the expansion of the mediators’ list.
Meanwhile, US Special Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, announced the continuation of the second day of diplomatic talks in Geneva aimed at resolving the Sudanese conflict.
Perriello, in a post on X, emphasized ongoing efforts to achieve tangible results with international partners, building on the outcomes of the Jeddah meetings.
On Wednesday, Switzerland hosted peace talks, mediated by the United States, in an effort to end the war in Sudan.
However, the Sudanese government had previously announced that it would not participate in the Geneva talks with the RSF.
