The U.S. Department of the Treasury posted on 16 January 2025 a press release titled "Treasury Sanctions Leader of Sudanese Armed Forces and Weapons Supplier."
The US placed sanctions on Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and the Defense Industries System, a procurement arm of the SAF. The sanctions resulted from "egregious war tactics" that constituted war crimes.
The New York Times published on 16 January 2025 an article titled "Sudan's Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say" by Declan Walsh and Julian E. Barnes.
Although not mentioned in the Treasury Department announcement, this report quotes US officials as stating that the SAF also used chemical weapons in Sudan.
