US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urgently called for international intervention to sever weapons supplies to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), following reports of widespread atrocities in el-Fasher. Speaking at the conclusion of a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Canada, Rubio detailed systematic crimes committed by the RSF, including murder, rape, and sexual violence against civilians. Sudan’s military has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of arming the RSF and sending mercenaries through African nations, allegations the UAE has consistently denied. The RSF, engaged in a civil war with Sudan’s army since April 2023, recently captured el-Fasher after an 18-month siege, gaining control over all major cities in the western Darfur region. Rubio emphasized that women and children have been primary targets of the RSF’s brutal actions, describing the atrocities as ‘horrifying’ and demanding an immediate end to the violence. He urged partner nations to join the US in addressing the crisis and dismissed the RSF’s claims that rogue elements were responsible for the killings, asserting that the attacks were systematic. Rubio also expressed concerns that thousands of civilians expected to flee el-Fasher may have perished or are too malnourished to escape. Highlighting the RSF’s reliance on external arms supplies, he called on weapon-providing countries to cease their support. The G7 joint statement condemned the escalating violence in Sudan, labeling the conflict as the ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis.’