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Slams New Sanctions on Sudan Over Chemical Weapons Claims The United States has imposed new sanctions on Sudan's military-led government, accusing it of using chemical weapons in its war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The measures, which took effect, include restrictions on US financing and exports, and a ban on Sudanese state-owned airlines using US airspace. Sudan has rejected the allegations as "baseless".
- ▪Slams New Sanctions on Sudan Over Chemical Weapons Claims The United States has imposed new sanctions on Sudan's military-led government, accusing it of using chemical weapons in its war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
- ▪The measures, which took effect, include restrictions on US financing and exports, and a ban on Sudanese state-owned airlines using US airspace.
- ▪Sudan has rejected the allegations as "baseless".
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U.S. Slams New Sanctions on Sudan Over Chemical Weapons Claims The United States has imposed new sanctions on Sudan's military-led government, accusing it of using chemical weapons in its war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The measures, which took effect, include restrictions on US financing and exports, and a ban on Sudanese state-owned airlines using US airspace. Sudan has rejected the allegations as "baseless". The war between the army and the RSF began in April 2023 after a power struggle between Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. The US has imposed sanctions on both men. It has also accused RSF commanders of committing genocide in Darfur.
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