Sudan's de facto leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, speaks during an event in Port Sudan on November 25, 2024. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Published 4:20 PM ET, Saturday January 18, 2025
The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on Sudan’s leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of choosing war over negotiations to bring an end to the conflict that has killed tens of thousands of civilians and driven millions from their homes.
Washington said that the army under his command “has committed lethal attacks on civilians,” including targeting “schools, markets, and hospitals.”
In a statement, the US Treasury Department accused Gen. Burhan of “destabilizing Sudan and undermining the goal of a democratic transition.”
Following the announcement, Sudan’s foreign ministry has condemned the sanctions as “strange and troubling.”
Last week, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the paramilitary group fighting the army, was also sanctioned by the US.
The US accused Dagalo’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide during the conflict.
The US also alleges that the army is “responsible for the routine and intentional denial of humanitarian access, using food deprivation as a war tactic.”
The sanctions freeze any assets the Sudanese leader has in the US and also block US transactions with him.
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