U.S. issues sanctions on Sudanese army chief Burhan

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Sudan’s leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of choosing war over negotiations.

NAIROBI/WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Sudan’s leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of choosing war over negotiations to bring an end to the conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes.

The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement that under Burhan’s leadership, the army’s war tactics have included indiscriminate bombing of civilian infrastructure, attacks on schools, markets and hospitals, and extrajudicial executions.

Washington announced the measures, first reported by Reuters, just a week after imposing sanctions on Burhan’s rival in the two-year-old civil war, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Two sources with knowledge of the action told Reuters one aim of Thursday’s sanctions was to show that Washington was not picking sides.

Speaking earlier on Thursday, Burhan was defiant about the prospect that he might be targeted.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-issues-sanctions-sudanese-army-chief-burhan-rcna188111

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