The United States has taken further action against Sudan's leadership, imposing sanctions on General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of Sudan's military, following similar sanctions imposed on his rival, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This move comes amidst escalating violence in Sudan's civil war, with reports of ethnic-targeted attacks in the El Gezira region. The Sudanese army and its allies have been accused of targeting civilians from western Sudan, alleging their collaboration with the RSF. Meanwhile, the Sudanese army has retaken control of Wad Madani, the capital of El Gezira, from the RSF, potentially marking a shift in the conflict's trajectory.
Sudan 's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands at the podium during a ceremony to sign the framework agreement between military rulers and civilian powers in Khartoum, Sudan , December 5, 2022. The United States (US) imposed sanctions today on Sudan ’s leader, army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan , according to a notice from the Treasury Department.
Washington announced the measures just a week after imposing sanctions against Burhan’s rival in a two-year-old civil war, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. On Tuesday, the Sudanese army condemned what it called “individual violations” in Sudan’s El Gezira in recent days after rights groups blamed the army and its allies for ethnically-targeted attacks on civilians. The attacks largely targeted people from western Sudan living in the central state because of accusations they collaborated with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which is fighting the army in a near two-year civil war. The Sudanese army and allied forces recaptured the state capital, Wad Madani, from the RSF, marking a possible turning point in the devastating conflict
SUDAN CIVIL WAR US SANCTIONS ABDEL FATTAH AL-BURHAN RAPID SUPPORT FORCES ETHNIC VIOLENCE EL GEZIRA
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