Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for deadly attacks in Sudan's North and South Kordofan states. The attacks, described as “criminal” by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, have killed dozens, including women and children. Riyadh accused “some parties” of foreign interference, including illegal weapons and mercenaries that fuel Sudan’s nearly three-year war. The statement did not name these parties but highlighted the ongoing influx of fighters and arms worsening the conflict. The condemnation followed a drone strike by RSF that killed at least 24 displaced people, including eight children, according to the Sudan Doctors Network. This strike hit a vehicle carrying families in North Kordofan and came after repeated drone attacks on humanitarian convoys and fuel trucks, such as a World Food Programme convoy attack that killed one on Friday. Fighting between the RSF and Sudan’s army has worsened after RSF captured el-Fasher in October. The conflict has resulted in an estimated 40,000 deaths and left over 21 million—nearly half of Sudan’s population—in serious food shortage. The Saudi Foreign Ministry called the RSF actions “completely unjustifiable” and violations of humanitarian norms and international law. It demanded the RSF stop these violations and ensure relief aid reaches the needy, in line with a 2023 ceasefire agreed in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia also pointed to some parties claiming to support peace while secretly sending weapons and fighters. Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of arming the RSF and filed a case against it at the International Court of Justice for alleged involvement in genocide in West Darfur; the UAE denies this. Additionally, Saudi Arabia has accused the UAE of backing Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC), which split the internationally recognized Yemen government after a December offensive. The UAE has withdrawn troops from Yemen but expressed ongoing support for Saudi security. Both Saudi Arabia and the UAE were part of the Arab coalition formed to fight the Houthis, who took the Yemeni capital Sanaa in 2015.