The United States is focusing on a important Sudanese paramilitary leader in the most important effort to restrict trade and financial transactions since the current conflict started in Sudan.
Washington has punished Abdelrahim Dagalo, the second-in-command of Rapid Support Forces (RSF), for violating human rights during the group’s conflict with Sudan’s army.
The decision, which was announced on Wednesday, seems to be a reaction to the dangerous fighting that has been happening in West Darfur. The RSF and their allied groups are being blamed for causing this violence.
The US has accused Mr. Dagalo of being involved in bad actions like sexual violence during conflicts and killings based on people’s ethnicity.
Conflict monitors, rights groups, and witnesses claim that the RSF is responsible for the violence in Darfur.
Abdelrahim Dagalo, who is the brother of RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (also called Hemedti), is the first government official to be punished since the war began.
In the past, some penalties were imposed on companies. These penalties were aimed at both the army and the RSF.
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US sanctions senior paramilitary leader in Sudan
