US to sanction Sudan after finding chemical weapons used in civil war
Sudan’s army-aligned government denies allegations that it has used chemical weapons in war against paramilitary rivals.
Sudan's leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrives with his officials and guards at the military airport of Port Sudan, Sudan, in August 2023 [File: Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak/Reuters]
Published On 23 May 2025
23 May 2025
The United States will impose sanctions on Sudan after determining that the country’s military used chemical weapons last year while fighting against rival paramilitary forces.
“The United States calls on the Government of Sudan to cease all chemical weapons use and uphold its obligations” under the Chemical Weapons Convention, US Department of State spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement on Thursday.
Bruce said the US Congress has been notified of the State Department’s decision, and sanctions – which include restrictions on US exports to Sudan and a block on access to US government lines of credit – would be imposed around June 6.
Sudan’s Information Minister Khalid al-Aiser rejected the allegations as “baseless”, saying they were “nothing but political blackmail and a deliberate falsification of the facts”.
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