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Sudan has welcomed US sanctions imposed on the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, Mohammad Hamdan Dagalo, Anadolu has reported. The foreign ministry in Khartoum said that Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, is responsible for “systematic atrocities committed by the RSF against the Sudanese people.”
The ministry called on all countries around the world to follow the US in imposing sanctions on the paramilitary group, its leadership and its backers.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that members of the RSF and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan.
“We are today sanctioning RSF leader Mohammad Hamdan Dagalo Mousa, known as Hemedti, for his role in systematic atrocities committed against the Sudanese people,” he added. The sanctions cover Dagalo, seven companies and one individual linked to the RSF.
Sudan has been ravaged by fighting between the army and the RSF since April 2023. The fighting has killed more than 20,000 people and displaced over 14 million, according to estimates from the UN and local authorities.
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