US EditionU.S. Will Impose Sanctions on Sudan for Using Chemical Weapons
- The U.S. Department of State announced on May 22, 2025, that it will impose sanctions on Sudan for using chemical weapons in 2024.
- This conclusion was reached after the United States conducted an assessment under the 1991 legislation governing chemical and biological weapons, determining that Sudan breached the international Chemical Weapons Convention.
- Sudan's military used chemical weapons amid a civil war that began in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces, causing widespread violence and humanitarian crises.
- Sanctions will restrict U.S. Exports and access to government credit lines and are expected to take effect around June 6 after a 15-day congressional notification period.
- The United States urged Sudan to stop employing chemical weapons and to fulfill its commitments under the Chemical Weapons Convention, while pledging to hold accountable those involved in the spread of such weaponry.
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Sudan Chemical Weapons Accusation Triggers U.S. Sanctions - American Faith
The U.S. State Department on Thursday formally accused Sudan’s military regime of deploying chemical weapons in its civil war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), setting the stage for new sanctions and escalating tensions with the ruling junta. “The U.S. has determined that the Government of Sudan used chemical weapons in 2024,” said State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce. “As a result, we will impose new sanctions, including …
Trump Administration Accuses Sudan of Using Chemical Weapons
The State Department on Thursday accused Sudan’s military of using chemical weapons during its long and brutal civil war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The junta that rules Sudan denied the allegations and accused Washington of siding with the RSF. The post Trump Administration Accuses Sudan of Using Chemical Weapons appeared first on Breitbart.
Sudan denies using chemical weapons in civil war after US imposes sanctions
Sudan's government on Friday denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons in the country's bloody civil war last year, a day after Washington said it would impose sanctions. Information Minister Khalid al-Aiser called the accusations "nothing but political blackmail and a deliberate falsification of the facts".
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