U.S. Condemns Sudanese Army Airstrikes Inside Chad Urges UN Security Council to Expand Arms Embargo

U.S. Senior Advisor for African Affairs, Massad Boulos, condemned the recent airstrikes carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces inside Chadian territory, in the first direct official U.S. response to an incident considered the first of its kind since the outbreak of the war.Boulos said in a statement today:

The United States condemns the SAF’s recent air strikes inside Chad.  The violence must stop in Sudan and beyond. There is no military solution to this conflict—and absolutely no justification for expanding the violence beyond Sudan’s borders.     The parties must immediately accept a humanitarian truce, protect civilians, and allow unhindered humanitarian access. The UN Security Council must also act with urgency to ensure that the arms embargo and sanctions regime reflect the realities of the conflict today and hold those fueling and expanding this war accountable. External financial and military support to the warring parties must stop.