U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of systematic killings and targeted rapes based on ethnic origin, characterizing their actions as genocide. The U.S. imposed sanctions on RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, also known as ‘Hemedti.’ Blinken clarified that the U.S. does not support either side in the conflict, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced over eight million people since its outbreak in April 2023. The humanitarian crisis continues to escalate, with millions in need of assistance.