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.