The United States is set to impose sanctions on Sudan after determining that the Sudanese government utilized chemical weapons in its conflict with the Rapid Support Forces.
This conclusion, reached under U.S. law in April, identified the government as being in breach of the international Chemical Weapons Convention. The sanctions are expected to come into effect around June 6 and will encompass limitations on U.S. exports and government-supported credit.
Sudan has vehemently rejected the accusations, labeling them as false and politically driven. U.S. officials assert that the chemical weapons in question were likely chlorine gas, which was reportedly deployed at least twice in remote regions last year.
The conflict in Sudan commenced in April 2023, ignited by a power struggle between the army and the RSF.
Since then, it has escalated into the most severe humanitarian crisis in the world, displacing over 13 million individuals and resulting in tens of thousands of deaths.
Earlier this year, the U.S. also enacted sanctions against prominent military figures, including army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, accusing both factions of perpetrating war crimes and atrocities throughout the conflict.
