The United States has accused the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces of choosing war over negotiation and de-escalation. The sanctions come a week after Washington took a similar action against a Sudanese rebel leader.
The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against Sudanese Armed Forces leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Sudan’s army chief was accused of blocking humanitarian aid and attacking schools, markets, and hospitals in a conflict that has created the largest displacement crisis in the world.
Burhan “has refused to participate in international peace talks to end the fighting, choosing war over good-faith negotiation and de-escalation,” the US Treasury Department said in a statement.
In response, Sudan’s army-aligned Foreign Ministry called the sanctions “immoral,” adding that they “lack the most basic foundations of justice and transparency.”
The ministry also said in a statement that Burhan was “defending the Sudanese people against a genocidal plot.”
It also said the “flawed decision cannot be justified by claiming neutrality.”
