US imposes fresh sanctions on a prominent RSF leader over the Sudanese war

The United States on Tuesday placed fresh sanctions on Algoney Hamdan Dagalo Musa, a top leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the younger brother of Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), in an effort to increase accountability and put an end to the terrible conflict in Sudan.

This decision comes after he played a significant role in enabling the RSF to get military hardware and weaponry for use in assaults against civilians, including a recent offensive on El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.

According to US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, Algoney is funding and arming the RSF, which has caused the war to grow and the humanitarian crisis to worsen.

He pointed out that the coalition forces had targeted non-Arab populations in the area in particular and had committed grave crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing against civilians.

The severity of the ongoing humanitarian and political crisis in Sudan is reflected in the fact that RSF and its affiliated militias have persisted in carrying out heinous acts, such as sexual violence and attacks motivated by race against specific ethnic groups, despite repeated warnings from Washington and its international allies.

According to Washington, the sanctions are a part of extensive international initiatives to bring peace back to Sudan. Numerous international organizations, like as the African Union and the United Nations, have denounced the heinous crimes carried out by the opposing armies.

These organizations have emphasized the significance of accountability and the pressing necessity for a diplomatic solution to end the rapidly developing crisis.

The US has spearheaded a number of diplomatic initiatives in recent months to find a peaceful end to the Sudanese issue, working with both regional and international partners.

However, because to the warring sides’ obstinacy and their ongoing escalation of violence, these attempts have not produced any noticeable outcomes.

Mr. Miller went on, “We will keep placing a price on those who help to keep the war going and kill innocent people.”
Humanitarian conditions in Darfur and other parts of the country have gotten worse as a result of the RSF’s involvement in mass killings, looting, and intentional attacks against civilian communities, according to a new study by Amnesty International.

It is anticipated that pressure on the warring parties to sit down and find a solution to the issue will increase as long as international sanctions against the leaders of the Sudanese conflict are in place.

According to analysts, the RSF’s ability to obtain weaponry may be impacted by sanctions, which could reduce its ability to fight on.

Since last year, the US and its allies, including the UK, have been putting sanctions on important figures in the RSF and their adversaries, the Sudan Armed Forces. These penalties include asset freezes and the designation of companies associated with the RSF’s operations and revenue-generating ventures.

However, since foreign parties have kept supplying weaponry to the front lines, those sanctions have not succeeded in bringing the situation under control. A UN panel of experts had previously concluded that killing, starving, torturing, and sexually abusing people were war crimes perpetrated by both sides.