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Us Imposes Sanctions Sudan Over Chemical Weapons Use 2025 05 22

<span>The determination was made on April 24, 2025, under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, with Congress being notified on May 22, though specific details about when and where the weapons were used were not disclosed.</span

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The determination was made on April 24, 2025, under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, with Congress being notified on May 22, though specific details about when and where the weapons were used were not disclosed.

<span>The New York Times reported in January that Sudan's military had used chemical weapons, possibly chlorine gas, on at least two occasions in remote areas against RSF forces, citing unnamed US officials who warned about potential future use in populated areas.</span

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The New York Times reported in January that Sudan's military had used chemical weapons, possibly chlorine gas, on at least two occasions in remote areas against RSF forces, citing unnamed US officials who warned about potential future use in populated areas.

<span>The conflict between Sudan's army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, killing an estimated 150,000 people and displacing 13 million while pushing several areas into famine.</span

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The conflict between Sudan's army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, killing an estimated 150,000 people and displacing 13 million while pushing several areas into famine.

<span>The US previously sanctioned both army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo in January 2025, with the RSF being accused of committing genocide in Darfur.</span

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The US previously sanctioned both army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo in January 2025, with the RSF being accused of committing genocide in Darfur.

<span>Sudan cut diplomatic relations with the UAE this month, accusing it of aiding the RSF with advanced weaponry, while the UAE has denied these allegations and says it supports humanitarian and peace efforts.</span

Sudan cut diplomatic relations with the UAE this month, accusing it of aiding the RSF with advanced weaponry, while the UAE has denied these allegations and says it supports humanitarian and peace efforts.

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US sanctions Sudan after ruling chemical weapons used during civil war

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The sanctions timing and chemical weapons claims appear politically motivated to distract from recent Congressional campaigns against UAE involvement, with the US neglecting to pursue proper investigation through the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The move undermines Sudan's legitimate fight against paramilitary forces threatening national stability.

<span>The sanctions timing and chemical weapons claims appear politically motivated to distract from recent Congressional campaigns against UAE involvement, with the US neglecting to pursue proper investigation through the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The move undermines Sudan's legitimate fight against paramilitary forces threatening national stability.</span>

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