The US State Department imposed a new round of sanctions on the Sudanese government Monday, accusing it of using chemical weapons in its war against rival paramilitaries.
Though Washington has not provided details on the chemical weapons used, international media have reported two chlorine gas barrels dropped in 2024.
Since April 2023, the war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces has drawn widespread reports of war crimes, with the US also sanctioning paramilitary commanders for committing genocide in Darfur.
– Sanctions –
The State Department last month announced a second round of sanctions on the army-aligned government, after last year’s determination that “the Government of Sudan used chemical weapons in 2024”, in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which Khartoum ratified in 1999.
Washington has not provided details on where or when the chemical attacks occurred.
Sudan’s army-aligned government has repeatedly denied the US allegations, calling them “baseless” and “political blackmail”.
