A U.S. diplomatic convoy came under attack in Khartoum on Tuesday from assailants linked to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces paramilitary.
A U.S. diplomatic convoy came under attack in Khartoum on Tuesday from assailants linked to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces paramilitary, which is currently locked in a violent power struggle with the country’s armed forces that threatens to spiral into a wider civil war.... [+]Secretary of State Antony Blinken told press in Japan amid a meeting of G7 foreign ministers that gunmen linked to the RSF fired upon the convoy, which was flying U.S. flags and had diplomatic license plates.
All U.S. personnel traveling in the convoy were unharmed in the attack, which Blinken characterized as “reckless and irresponsible.” Blinken said he had spoken to the leader of the RSF, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, and Sudan’s military chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, warning them that such attacks on American diplomats are unacceptable.
Earlier on Monday, Blinken spoke with both Burhan and Dagalo, calling for a ceasefire in hostilities to allow for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to people impacted by the fighting, the State Department
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