State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about the ongoing violence in Sudan and the actions of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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00:00I have a question about Sudan. The outgoing Biden administration declared the RSF's actions as a genocide.
00:07Does the Trump administration agree with that destination of genocide?
00:11Here's what I can tell you about what's been happening.
00:14The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the RSF's continued escalation of attacks on al-Fasher, North Darfur,
00:21as well as the attacks on nearby Zamzam and Abu Shuk, internally displaced persons, which is the IDP camps.
00:29We are deeply alarmed by reports the RSF has deliberately targeted civilians and humanitarian actors in Zamzam and Abu Shuk.
00:39We condemn the RSF's attacks on the most vulnerable of civilians, including killings of at least 10 U.S.-funded relief workers, providing critical life-saving assistance.
00:50We urge the protection of civilians, including humanitarian workers.
00:54We also call for the opening of humanitarian corridors to enable humanitarian access and the safe passage of civilians fleeing violence.
01:04The belligerents must uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law and must be held accountable.
01:12The Press has been trying to affirm the destination.
01:14Well, I've made my statement clear, but what this does, Mark, today marks two years since the start of the conflict in Sudan.
01:22And this conflict has caused death, destruction, and a displacement crisis that has the potential to destabilize the entire region,
01:29with massive flows of displaced people, arms, and disease.
01:34It is past time for the warring parties to put down their guns and negotiate a durable peace that allows for broad-based participatory dialogue,
01:42so the Sudanese people can decide their future in a peaceful and unified Sudan.
01:48Yes, I've answered you quite extensively, sir. Go ahead, please.
01:54The previous administration have been involved in trying to facilitate peace talks between the two parties.
02:00Are there any such activities?
02:02Well, I can't report on anything that is happening or might happen.
02:08But, again, I think that the Trump administration and Secretary Marco Rubio have proven their commitment to these kinds of issues
02:15in a way that no other administration, frankly, has in facing these dynamics all around the globe,
02:21especially with the nature of the kinds of carnage and the relentlessness.
02:25So while I can't speak to you about specifics, I think that we all know what this administration stands for.
02:31Yes, in the Blue Jacket.