The United States will impose new sanctions on Sudan's de facto leader, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan who heads the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF.

According to a statement issued on Thursday by the US State Department, the SAF are accused of having used chemical weapons in 2024 against their rival, the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF.

In January, the US newspaper The New York Times reported that Sudan's military had targeted RSF fighters twice with chlorine gas, which is banned under international law.

However, neither the article nor the US statement included details about where, when, or how the alleged chemical weapons had been used.

The sanctions, which are set to start on June 6, include restrictions on US exports to Sudan and block access to US government lines of credit.

According to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, US exports to Sudan stood at $56.6 million (€59.8m) in 2024, up slightly from 2023.

Official data by the US Foreign Assistance Bureau states that in 2024 $790........

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