of the Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, asking for increased aid from the international community for Sudan and condemning the paramilitary groups that he says “have killed, looted, raped, robbed, and seized citizens’ homes and properties, and destroyed infrastructure and government buildings.” Since April, the country has been gripped by a civil conflict between the government and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a rebel group backed by the Russian mercenary company, the Wagner Group. At the beginning of the week, ahead of the General Assembly, a group of 50 human rights and humanitarian organizations published an open letter urgently calling for the UN Security Council to address the crisis in Sudan.

Source: Wired – Threat Level