US to impose sanctions on Sudan after finding government used chemical weapons


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  • Friday, 23 May 2025

FILE PHOTO: Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrives with his officials and guards in the military airport of Port Sudan, Sudan, August 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will impose sanctions on Sudan after determining its government used chemical weapons in 2024 during the army's conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the State Department said on Thursday.

Measures against Sudan will include limits on U.S. exports and U.S. government lines of credit and will take effect around June 6, after Congress was notified on Thursday, department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.

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