Documents Point to Secret Sudan Chemical Weapons Stockpile: Washington Post
- Internal Sudanese military records reveal a secret program producing up to 290 chlorine-filled munitions and efforts to conceal their use in 2024.
- The records identify SAF officer Tariq Madani as the alleged organizer of the chemical weapons program.
- U.S. officials have accused Sudan of chemical weapons use and imposed sanctions, while Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan denies developing or using such weapons.
- Experts consider the evidence credible but note that investigation is limited by lack of site access due to the ongoing conflict.
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Leaked Files Allege Sudan Built and Concealed Stockpile of Nearly 300 Chlorine Weapons
Internal military records reviewed by experts allegedly show Sudan’s armed forces produced as many as 290 chlorine-filled munitions, tested chemical bombs and sought to conceal evidence of their use, deepening scrutiny of a government already accused by Washington of violating international chemical-weapons law.
The Washington Post claimed that the Sudanese government allegedly has secret chemical weapons stockpiles
The Washington Post claimed that the Sudanese government allegedly has secret chemical weapons stockpiles. The publication refers to documents and videos that, according to its version, may indicate the presence of chemical munitions in the possession...
An extensive collection of internal documents, videos, and text messages reveals that the authoritarian government of Sudan secretly built up a stockpile of chemical weapons. The material, reviewed by The Washington Post (WP), shows that the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) diverted chlorine intended for drinking water purification, converted ammunition into poison gas bombs, and attempted to conceal the evidence from international inspectors.
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Baek Na-ri = In Sudan, which is suffering from civil war, concrete evidence has emerged that government forces developed and stockpiled chemical weapons and used them against rebels...
Documents Point to Secret Sudan Chemical Weapons Stockpile
The trove of materials provided to the Post by Middle Eastern security officials indicates that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) diverted chlorine shipments meant for drinking water, hid warhead production on military bases, and tested crude aerial bombs in the desert.
Secret dossier bolsters evidence of Sudan military chemical weapons use
Secretive bomb tests in the Sudanese desert. Suffocated scorpions, found dead on the floor of a weapons factory. Chlorine canisters taken from a water treatment plant in the war-torn capital.Sudan’s military has long denied American accusations that it used chemical weapons as part of the country’s devastating civil war. That accusation brought punishing U.S. sanctions on Sudan and its army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Yet the United Stat…
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