US sanctioned Sudan's army chief Burhan, citing bombing of civilian sites and war crimes
On January 16, 2025, OFAC sanctioned Sudanese Armed Forces commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan under Executive Order 14098, citing the SAF's indiscriminate bombing of civilian infrastructure, denial of humanitarian access, and the State Department's December 2023 determination that SAF members committed war crimes. OFAC also sanctioned Ahmad Abdalla, an official of the SAF's Defense Industries System (DIS, sanctioned in June 2023), and his Hong Kong-based company Portex Trade Limited. Treasury said DIS has sought to procure weapons through ostensibly private front companies and that Abdalla coordinated the acquisition of Iranian-made UAVs from an Azerbaijani defense company for shipment to Sudan. Sudan's Foreign Ministry rejected the sanctions as lacking 'the basic principles of justice and objectivity'.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on the leader of Sudan's armed forces, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, citing atrocities committed by his forces.
Sudan's Foreign Ministry said the U.S. decision to sanction al-Burhan 'lacks the basic principles of justice and objectivity' and reflects 'a blatant disregard for the Sudanese people, who stand firmly united behind General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.'
Abdalla coordinated the acquisition of Iranian-made UAVs from an Azerbaijani defense company for shipment to Sudan... Since DIS's 2023 designation, the company has sought to procure weapons and equipment through unofficial means.
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Information Minister Khalid al-Aiser called the chemical-weapons accusations "baseless" and "political blackmail."
A second round of U.S. chemical-weapons sanctions on Sudan's government took effect, further restricting financing and exports and barring state-owned Sudanese airlines from U.S. airspace. Source ↗
The U.S. announced it had determined that Sudan's army-aligned government used chemical weapons in 2024 and imposed limits on U.S. exports and government credit, effective 6 June 2025. Source ↗