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US to impose sanctions on Sudanese army chief Burhan

By Reuters Sudanese leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan will be hit with sanctions by the United States on Thursday, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Two sources said the sanctions, coming soon after sanctions were imposed on Burhan’s rival in a nearly two-year war earlier this month, were intended to show that they were targeting both sides in the conflict and were pushing for a transition back to civilian-led rule. The Sudanese army did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Spokespeople for the U.S. State and Treasury departments did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) together led a coup in 2021 […] The post US to impose sanctions on Sudanese army chief Burhan first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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