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Shaun Tandon with Gregory Walton at the United Nations

UAE Promises Not To Arm Sudan Paramilitaries, US Lawmakers Say

Smoke billows during air strikes in central Khartoum as the Sudanese army attacks positions held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on September 26, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

The United Arab Emirates, under fire in Washington, has promised the United States not to arm paramilitaries in Sudan's brutal civil war, US lawmakers said Thursday.

The assurance came as the United States announced $200 million in new aid for Sudan, one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters where tens of thousands have died in fighting since April 2023.

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