Lawmakers Propose Pausing Arms Sales to UAE Over Sudan War Role
Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., introduced a bill May 22 that would prohibit U.S. arms sales to the United Arab Emirates until the Biden administration certifies that the UAE is no longer providing material support to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Jacobs said “the U.S. must use all the leverage we have to stop the UAE from funding” Sudan’s civil war, which pits the RSF, a militia group, against the Sudanese Armed Forces. She said the UAE's involvement in the conflict "has contributed to horrific levels of violence, bloodshed and suffering in Sudan."
The bill’s original co-sponsors are Reps. James McGovern, D-Mass.; Joaquin Castro, D-Texas; Barbara Lee, D-Calif.; Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill.; Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif.; Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla.; and Dan Kildee, D-Mich.
The UAE's embassy in Washington didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.