US imposes fresh round of sanctions over instability in Sudan

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, speaks with Sudanese refugees as they cross the border - marked by the unfinished bridge structure in the background - into Chad to flee the country's conflict, in Adre, Chad September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Michelle Nichols/ File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two companies, including one based in Russia, and one person it accused of exacerbating instability in Sudan as fighting has killed thousands and displaced millions of civilians.

The action is the latest round of sanctions imposed by Washington after war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in April over plans for a political transition and the integration of the RSF into the army, four years after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a popular uprising.