Blinken says US would remain engaged and stopped short of blaming one side for violating the truce, after the army announced its withdrawal on Wednesday
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\nSecretary of State Antony Blinken warned Thursday that the United States could take action against rival Sudanese leaders after the collapse of a US-brokered truce.
\nThe United States is \u201clooking at steps that we can take to make clear our views on any leaders who are moving Sudan in the wrong direction, including by perpetuating the violence and by violating cease-fires that they\u2019ve actually committed to,\u201d Blinken told reporters.
\nBlinken did not spell out what actions Washington could take or whether it would personally target the heads of the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces or take a broader approach.
\nBlinken, who was in Oslo for NATO talks, said the United States would remain engaged and stopped short of blaming one side for violating the truce, after the army announced its withdrawal on Wednesday.
\nBlinken acknowledged wide violations of a series of cease-fires brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
\n\u201cWe did see the provision of humanitarian assistance going forward. But it has been incredibly imperfect and incredibly fragile,\u201d Blinken said.
\n\u201cNow we\u2019re seeing actions \u2014 again, by both sides \u2014 in clear violation of the commitments they made,\u201d he said.
\nA number of US lawmakers and activists have criticized President Joe Biden\u2019s administration for not taking earlier action, including sanctions, against army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
\nUS diplomats have argued that it was more useful to preserve relationships to negotiate between them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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