January 17, 2025
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US slaps sanctions on Sudanese military chief 

The Treasury Department detailed SAF’s lethal attacks on civilians, including airstrikes on protected infrastructure such as schools, markets, and hospitals….reports Asian Lite News

The US Department of Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), under Executive Order 14098, aimed at penalizing individuals undermining Sudan’s democratic transition. 

This follows the January 7, 2025, sanctions against Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa (Hemedti), leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Treasury also sanctioned a company and an individual involved in weapons procurement for the SAF’s Defense Industries System (DIS), previously sanctioned in June 2023. 

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo emphasized the US’s commitment to ending the conflict in Sudan, stating, “Today’s action underscores our commitment to seeing an end to this conflict. The United States will continue to disrupt the flow of weapons into Sudan and hold leaders accountable for their blatant disregard of civilian lives.” 

The Treasury Department detailed SAF’s lethal attacks on civilians, including airstrikes on protected infrastructure such as schools, markets, and hospitals. SAF tactics also include food deprivation and denial of humanitarian access, exacerbating what the UN has described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with famine declared in five regions of Sudan. 

In December 2023, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed SAF’s involvement in war crimes. Under Al-Burhan’s leadership, the SAF has been implicated in indiscriminate bombings, extrajudicial executions, and obstructing peace negotiations. Al-Burhan, alongside RSF leader Hemedti, co-led a 2021 military coup that derailed Sudan’s civilian-led transitional government. 

The sanctions reflect a broader US strategy to pressure Sudan’s military leaders into ceasing hostilities and committing to peace talks. 

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