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US 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 and widespread abuses during the 18-month siege of al-Fashir, where over 400 died, per WHO.
- 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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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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The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) decided on Thursday to impose sanctions on three leaders of the Rapid Support Forces...
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