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US imposes sanctions on Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Sudanese General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan expressed defiance in the wake of the US sanctions [File: Aron Ranen/AP Photo]

The administration of outgoing United States President Joe Biden has imposed sanctions on the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of destabilising the war-torn country.

In a statement on Thursday, the US Treasury Department said that, under al-Burhan’s leadership, the SAF has “committed lethal attacks on civilians, including airstrikes against protected infrastructure including schools, markets, and hospitals”.

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