The United States will impose sanctions on Sudan after finding that his government used chemical weapons in 2024 during his conflict army With the Paramilitations of Rapid Support (Rapid Support Forces – RSF), announced the State Department on Thursday.

According to the news agency Reutersthe announcement reportsWhat “after a 15 -day Congress notice period, the US will impose sanctions on Sudan, including restrictions on US exports in Sudan and access to US government credits.” Will be in force around On June 6said the ministry’s spokesman, Tami Bruceafter the Congress was updated on Thursday.

“The United States calls on the Sudan government to stop any use of chemical weapons and to comply with its international obligations under CWC”said Bruce, referring to the international Treaty for chemical weapons prohibiting the use of such weapons.

No clarification is included in the date of the use of chemical weapons, nor where it was done.

The New York Times They reported in January, citing four senior US officials, that the Sudanese army had used chemical weapons at least twice during the conflict.

The statement of Bruce He said the US had officially informed on April 24 that the Sudan government used chemical weapons last year, under the law on chemical and biological weapons.

The war in Sudan broke out in April 2023 by a dispute over power between of the army and the RSFcausing mass displacements, famine and murders with ethnic causes.

Washington imposed sanctions in January on the army leader Abdel Fatah al-Bughanaccusing him of choosing the war instead of negotiations to end the conflict.

The US has also found that members of RSF and Allied militias have committed genocide and have imposed penalties on some members of the group leadership.