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Taken together, these sanctions underscore the US view that neither man is fit to govern a future, peaceful Sudan,
outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement The actions we took on the RSF, as you know, found a determination of genocide. The actions that we're looking at for the SAF go to war crimes. So there are gradations in these things, and we follow the law."
When asked by reporters whether both sides were equally responsible, Blinken replied Sanctions are an easy tool that make it appear like an administration is doing something, regardless of whether that is an appropriate tool to use. It's relatively cost-free to the United States. If the alternative is something that requires political will, then that will has to be there. ... ... Sanctions are always the tool of cheapest resort, in a sense. So, it's a way of seeming like you're engaged, seeming like you're active, without considering more tougher measures,
The SAF has also committed war crimes, and it continues to target civilians,
I think that the United States, under both Democratic and Republican administrations, bears a major responsibility for failing to take effective action against the Bashir regime [which created the RSF and carried out the first genocide in Darfur] and for failing to take effective action to support the civil society groups fighting for a democratic government, which led to the current civil war,
This decision lacks the basic principles of justice and objectivity, relying on implausible pretexts, ... It also reflects a blatant disregard for the Sudanese people, who stand firmly united behind General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan as a symbol of their sovereignty and armed forces, and as a courageous leader in the battle for dignity against the terrorist Janjaweed militias."
read its statement, which was posted on social media platform X We'll keep working it for the next three days, and I hope the next administration will take that on as well."
The involvement of Egypt and the UAE in arming the rival forces and prolonging the civil war will complicate the Trump administration's relations with these two key allies and may lead them to expand and escalate their military intervention in Sudan,
I hear there’s going to be sanctions on the army leadership. We welcome any sanctions for serving this country,
he said in comments broadcast on Al Jazeera television Most of those tools are either off the table completely or seriously diluted right now,
Perriello said at the Council on Foreign Relations Any sanctions in service of the country, we would welcome them,
he told Al Jazeera Arabic It’s obstructed the advancement of a peace process. It’s refused to participate on numerous occasions in ceasefire talks that we’ve sought to convene,
It is for me, yes, another real regret that when it comes to Sudan, we haven’t been able, on our watch, to get to that day of success,
The SAF is also responsible for the routine and intentional denial of humanitarian access, using food deprivation as a war tactic,
