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U.S. sanctions military forces as cease-fire collapses in Sudan

  • The U.S. imposed sanctions on warring military forces in Sudan in response to ongoing violence and cease-fire violations.
  • Hundreds have been killed and displaced since fighting began in April, hindering humanitarian aid.
  • President Biden issued an executive order in May allowing sanctions on those destabilizing Sudan's democratic transition.
  • The U.S. and Saudi Arabia brokered a cease-fire in May that has repeatedly been broken.
  • The conflict has reduced Sudan's capital to an urban battlefield without basic services.
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