ICC Spots Mass Graves in Sudan, Ignores US/GCC Fingerprints on the Conflict
📰 THE STORY: The New Arab reports that the International Criminal Court’s deputy prosecutor has accused Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of using mass graves to conceal war crimes in El-Fasher, presented with evidence of their attempts to cover up atrocities. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF,
which erupted in April 2023, is not an isolated event. The RSF itself evolved from the Janjaweed militias, notorious for their brutality during the Darfur genocide, which began in 2003 under the al-Bashir regime. The United States, having backed the overthrow of al-Bashir in 2019, then played a significant role in empowering the transitional military government, including figures like RSF leader
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) and SAF commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. These were the same commanders who orchestrated the October 2021 coup, derailing Sudan's civilian transition. Double Standard: The ICC is quick to issue indictments against African leaders and rebel groups, yet consistently fails to pursue charges against Western leaders or their allies for comparable or greater atrocities.
For example, George W. Bush and Tony Blair's roles in the 2003 Iraq War, which led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, have never been formally investigated by the ICC. Similarly, the 2011 NATO intervention in Libya, which plunged the country into chaos and facilitated slave markets, saw no ICC indictments against its architects. The focus on Sudanese 'war crimes' without examining external