The United States has imposed sanctions on two Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanders, Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed, for their roles in leading RSF operations in Darfur. The RSF's military operation to encircle and besiege El Fasher, North Darfur, has endangered the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians. Attacks by the RSF, the Sudanese Armed Forces, and allied forces have resulted in civilian casualties and must immediately cease. External support for warring parties should also be halted. It is crucial that all impediments to humanitarian access be removed at a time when millions are at risk of starvation due to conflict.
The Sudanese people demand 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 perpetuating the conflict. The US stands ready to take additional measures against individuals and institutions that actively escalate the war – including any offensive actions on El Fasher – commit atrocities, or create barriers to humanitarian access, in violation of international humanitarian law and commitments made in the Jeddah Declaration.
The Department of the Treasury's actions today were taken pursuant to Executive Order 14098. For more information on these actions, refer to Treasury’s press release.
