UAE 'driving force' behind 'genocide': Sudan to world court

Sudan told the International Court of Justice on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates was the "driving force" behind what it called a genocide in Darfur via its alleged support for rebels fighting the Sudanese army.

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THE HAGUE:

Khartoum has dragged the UAE before the ICJ, accusing it of complicity in genocide against the Masalit community through their backing of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that have been battling the Sudanese army since 2023. The UAE denies supporting the rebels and has dismissed Sudan's case as "political theatre" distracting from efforts to end the war that has killed tens of thousands.

Opening the case, Muawia Osman, Sudan's acting justice minister, told the court that the "ongoing genocide would not be possible without the complicity of the UAE, including the shipment of arms to the RSF".