This decision coincided with the U.S. imposing sanctions on Sudan’s military chief, citing substantial evidence of severe human rights violations in the country.
Four senior U.S. officials revealed on Thursday that Sudan’s military has allegedly used chemical weapons at least twice against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in its ongoing struggle for control of the country.
The attacks reportedly occurred in remote areas but have raised concerns that similar tactics could soon be deployed in the densely populated capital, Khartoum.
The disclosure coincided with the U.S. government imposing sanctions on Sudan’s military leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, citing his forces' documented war crimes, including indiscriminate airstrikes on civilians and using starvation as a weapon.
The revelation marks an escalation in the brutal conflict between Sudan’s military and its former ally, the RSF. The war, which began in April 2023, has led to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, with an estimated 150,000 deaths, the displacement of over 11 million people, and what is now considered the worst famine in decades.
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