US EditionUS imposes sanctions on commanders of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group
The U.S. Treasury blocked assets of three RSF commanders accused of genocide, torture, and starvation during an 18-month siege of al-Fashir, following similar EU and UK sanctions.
- The United States imposed sanctions on three commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over their role in the 18-month siege and capture of al-Fashir, accusing the group of carrying out killings, torture, and sexual violence.
- The Treasury Department accused the RSF of perpetrating "a horrific campaign of ethnic killings, torture, starvation, and sexual violence" during the al-Fashir siege, and said they accelerated killings, detentions, and sexual violence after capturing the city.
- The U.S. calls on the Rapid Support Forces to commit to a humanitarian ceasefire immediately, saying "we will not tolerate this ongoing campaign of terror and senseless killing in Sudan" which risks destabilizing the region.
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US Announces Sanctions Targeting Three RSF Commanders Accused of War Crimes in Sudan
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The United Nations independent fact-finding mission on the Sudan reported on 19 February 2026 "genocide" in El Fasher, the scene of abuses after it was taken by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 26 October 2025. On the same day, the United States Treasury announced that it would punish "three SRF commanders [who] participated in the 18-month siege and the capture of El Fasher by the SRF, during which the SRF carried out a horrific campaign of et…
On Thursday, the U.S. imposed sanctions on three commanders of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (FAR) for “committing atrocities” during the takeover of Al Fasher, a city in the Darfur region, where the paramilitary group carried out a campaign of destruction of non-Arab communities. Those sanctioned are Elfateh Abdullah Idris Adam, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed Mohamed and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed, whom Washington is responsible for “committing genocide”,…
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