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US Sanctions Sudan over Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons
- The US State Department imposed sanctions on the Sudanese government, accusing it of using chemical weapons last year in its war against rival paramilitaries.
- Since April 2023, accusations of war crimes have arisen during the war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
- The Sudanese government is accused of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention, which it ratified in 1999.
- The Sudanese government described the US allegations as 'baseless' and 'political blackmail.
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Sudan: U.S. sanctions over alleged chemical weapons use come into force
Citing anonymous US officials, the New York Times reported in January that government soldiers deployed chlorine gas, known to cause severe respiratory pain and death, in military operations. Sudanese officials denied the accusation
The State Department confirmed that sanctions against the government of Sudan have been put into effect for at least one year - What they include
Just over a month after it was announced on 22 May, the United States sanctions against the Sudanese government came into effect, according to a notice issued by the State Department on Friday, 27 June. The United States accuses Khartoum of having used chemical weapons in the war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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AlKhaleej TodayUS slaps Sudan with sanctions over chemical attacks — here’s what we know
PORT SUDAN, June 29 — The US State Department imposed sanctions on the Sudanese government Friday, accusing it of using chemical weapons last year in its war against rival paramilitaries. Since April 2023, the war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces has drawn widespread accusations of war crimes, with the US determining in January the RSF had committed genocide. Sanctions The State Department in May notified Congress of its determinati…
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