The United States is today imposing sanctions on two Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanders, Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohammed Hamid Mohammed, for leading RSF operations in Darfur. The RSF military campaign to besiege El Fasher, North Darfur, has put the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk. Attacks by the RSF, Sudanese Armed Forces, and allied forces have caused civilian casualties and must be ended immediately, as well as external support for the warring parties. All barriers to humanitarian access – at a time when millions of people are at risk of starvation due to conflict – must be removed.
The Sudanese people demand and deserve peace and a return to civilian government. The United States will continue to use the tools at its disposal to support the peace process and impose costs on those who perpetuate the conflict. We stand ready to take additional measures against individuals and institutions that actively escalate the war – including any offensive action against El Fasher – and commit atrocities in violation of international humanitarian law and the commitments made in the Jeddah Declaration. Are, or create barriers to human access.
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