US imposes sanctions on commanders of Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
US Treasury said once the city was captured in October, RSF fighters accelerated widespread killings and detentions
February 19, 2026 15:45
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three commanders of the Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over their role in the 18-month siege and capture of Al-Fashir, accusing the group of carrying out systematic and widespread killings.
The US Treasury Department in a statement announcing the sanctions accused the RSF of perpetrating “a horrific campaign of ethnic killings, torture, starvation, and sexual violence” during the siege and capture of Al-Fashir.
