Saudi Arabia and the United States had previously suspended armistice talks on Thursday after a ceasefire they brokered collapsed, accusing the Sudanese military and Rapid Support Forces of to occupy homes, businesses and hospitals, to launch airstrikes and attacks and to carry out prohibited actions. military actions.
“Team USA is still in Jeddah, we still want to see a peaceful political solution to this conflict,” Warburg said in statements exclusive to Sky News Arabia.
The spokesperson stressed the need to “continue to urge the parties to engage in serious talks for a definitive ceasefire, because what is happening now is not in the interest of any party, in particular the Sudanese people”.
Washington had officially approved, for the first time since the outbreak of armed conflict in mid-April, new economic sanctions and visa restrictions “against parties that practice violence” in Sudan.
The army and the Rapid Support Forces exchange accusations of violating the armistice, while the inhabitants of Khartoum bear the full brunt of the war which has devastated neighborhoods in the center of the capital and threatens to destabilize the region.
The US State Department spokesman said his country is “deeply concerned about the situation in Sudan, where the ongoing conflict has resulted in the loss of countless lives and affected those in desperate need of aid”.
Warburg identified the reasons for the sanctions at a number of points, saying:
• We are keen to work vigorously to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, which is why we have imposed economic sanctions and visa restrictions on those responsible for the escalation of violence.
• President Joe Biden issued an executive order on May 4 expanding the powers of U.S. authorities to respond to violence and help end the conflict, and we are implementing that executive order today by taking action that strengthens accountability and transparency.
• These measures include the imposition of sanctions on the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces and their affiliated entities.
• We support the Sudanese people who did not ask for this conflict and we are working hard to prevent the country from being dragged into a protracted conflict.
• Washington stands ready to take further action if necessary, to do its best to provide unimpeded humanitarian assistance, and to work to silence the guns and restore peace, security, and stability to Sudan.
Violent clashes
Sudanese sources told Sky News Arabia on Saturday that fierce battles broke out between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, west of Khartoum, in which heavy weapons were used.
The sources pointed out that he “heard sounds of artillery fire near the radio and television building in Omdurman”.
From Thursday night to Friday morning, clashes erupted between the two sides in the conflict, after talks to stabilize the ceasefire and ease the humanitarian crisis stalled, prompting the United States to impose sanctions .
According to Reuters, citing residents of Khartoum and neighboring Omdurman, the army resumed air strikes and used more artillery as clashes continued, with no indication of the withdrawal of the Security Forces. rapid support from the streets of the capital and the houses in which they were installed.
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