US diplomat Boulos won't name 'at least 12 countries' involved in Sudan war

Senior US diplomat Massad Boulos stated that "at least 12 countries" are involved in the ongoing war in Sudan, though he declined to name them. Boulos, who is the senior advisor to US President Donald Trump on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs, suggested that all neighboring countries in the region are participating in the conflict to some degree, either directly or indirectly.

He explained that the military support is currently provided by neighboring countries as well as other regional actors, stressing that "we are not going to go into names at this time, but I think they are well known."

When asked why the United States was not willing to disclose the names of the countries supplying military support, Boulos affirmed that there was "no hesitation." Instead, he shifted the conversation towards Washington's plan to impose an arms embargo on Sudan. The embargo, which currently applies to Darfur, the western region of Sudan, has been in place for over 20 years and is set to expire on September 12.

The embargo has been renewed by the UN Security Council members and reportedly contains further evidence of UAE's violations of the embargo.

The UAE has consistently denied supporting the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but UN experts, human rights groups, and Middle East Eye have reported on Emirati support for the RSF, which is widely accused of committing genocide in Darfur. Boulos met with the Emiratis regularly, including last week, and was told by them that they deny any direct involvement in providing support to the RSF.

However, he acknowledged that there might be some traders or entities facilitating supplies to both sides, but the US diplomat reiterated that they would not delve into these details.