Sudan’s army chief says many countries ‘turn a blind eye’ to RSF crimes

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan tells Al Jazeera many countries remain silent over alleged crimes in Sudan’s civil war.

Sudan army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said “many countries remain silent and turn a blind eye” to crimes allegedly committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country’s more-than-year-long civil war.

Sudan has been gripped by war since April 2023, when fighting erupted between forces loyal to al-Burhan and the RSF led by his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

Since the war broke out, tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions more have been displaced as a humanitarian crisis has deepened.

Both sides have been accused of possibly committing war crimes by UN officials and rights groups.

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera in Port Sudan, al-Burhan said, “Many countries remain silent and turn a blind eye to the crimes being committed every day.”