Sudan: U.S. Senators Press Trump Administration to Act in Sudan

What the report says

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led 20 Senate Democratic colleagues in urging the Trump administration to do more to stop violence in Sudan, according to a United States Senate press release carried by AllAfrica. The lawmakers pressed the State Department to use U.S. leverage to help prevent additional atrocities and move the war toward an end.

In the letter, the senators said the administration should consider stopping certain U.S. arms sales to external actors, including the United Arab Emirates, which they said continues to support the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF. The appeal came as the group warned of an impending siege of El Obeid, a city in central Sudan, and said earlier events in El Fasher showed what could happen if warnings are ignored.

The senators described the situation as urgent and said the State Department’s expressions of concern were not enough. They asked for concrete steps beyond statements, including action aimed at limiting support flowing to the fighting. Their letter also referenced U.N. warnings about the risk of atrocity crimes in El Obeid and cited the broader humanitarian danger to civilians trapped by fighting and shortages of food, water and medical care.

AllAfrica’s report is based on a Senate statement and letter rather than independent field reporting. The appeal reflects growing concern in Washington about foreign backing for Sudan’s war and the potential for the conflict to produce further mass displacement and civilian harm.