Sudan Fails In Attempt To Make Uae Accountable For Acts Of Genocide

Largely expected decision by international court of justice marks second diplomatic victory for Gulf state An attempt by Sudans government to make the United Arab Emirates legally accountable for acts of genocide in West Darfur has been rejected by the international court of justice after the judges voted by 14 to 2 to declare they had no jurisdiction. By a narrower majority the judges voted 9 to 7 to strike the case entirely from the ICJ list. There have been repeated allegations during the two-year civil war in Sudan that the UAE has been flying arms to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces RSF in an attempt to oust the Sudanese Armed Forces SAF led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.