US EditionLegacy of Chemical Weapons in Sudan, From Bashir to Burhan
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Legacy of chemical weapons in Sudan, from Bashir to Burhan
A decade after Omar al-Bashir’s troops blanketed Darfur with “toxic clouds,” accusations of chemical warfare have resurfaced—this time against the SAF commanded by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan as it battles the Rapid Support Forces in the civil war that erupted in April 2023. Aid groups that once documented blister-agent burns on Darfuri civilians now report fresh chlorine- and mustard-gas attacks on new front lines, reviving fears that Sudan’…
The United States will impose new sanctions on the East African country of Sudan because the army, according to them, used chemical weapons against fighters of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last year, writes the BBC. The army and the RSF are fighting each other in a civil war that has been going on for two years and international organizations describe it as one of the largest humanitarian crises in recent years. Imports will be li…
The US is imposing new sanctions on Sudan, whose government, according to the US State Department, used chemical weapons in its fight against rebels last year.
The United States accuses the Sudanese government of using chemical weapons in the context of the conflict between Khartoum and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a statement issued on 22 May, the US State Department denounces this serious violation of international law and announces the forthcoming imposition of sanctions.
US imposes sanctions against the Sudanese Armed Forces over chemical weapons use
The US State Department notified Congress on Thursday of its determination on the use of chemical weapons by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), triggering sanctions to begin in 15 days. The sanctions include restrictions on US exports and financing to the Sudanese Armed Forces. The State Department demanded that the Sudanese Armed Forces “cease all chemical weapons use and uphold their obligations” under the Chemical Weapons Convention, an intern…
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