"Decisions were taken that ensured help never came. Both the US and UK suppressed or sidelined warnings that would have helped avoid the slaughter."
"The UK's own intelligence, sources confirm, said the RSF wanted to eliminate the city's non-Arab population. Yet no attempt was made to update Jacs throughout the 18-month siege."
"If we don't, these people will die. I begged them. Nothing happened. The US similarly seemed in no rush to help."
"State department officials blocked the assessment. Sections of the report were required to trigger an intervention to prevent genocide."
The neglect of El Fasher during the Sudan conflict stemmed from decisions made by the US and UK, which suppressed warnings about impending violence. The UK's Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (Jacs) failed to update assessments, despite intelligence indicating threats to the non-Arab population. Experts criticized this approach as a death sentence for El Fasher's residents. Calls for intervention, including a UN monitoring force, were ignored, and the US blocked intelligence assessments that could have prompted action to prevent genocide, leading to further violence and loss of life.
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