The US will impose new sanctions on Sudan after finding it used chemical weapons last year in the ongoing civil war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the state department has said. US exports to the country will be restricted and financial borrowing limits put in place from 6 June, a statement from spokesperson Tammy Bruce read. A Sudanese government spokesperson described the accusations as "baseless claims with no supporting evidence". Both the Sudanese military and the paramilitary group the RSF have previously been accused of war crimes during the conflict, which they have denied.

The United States said on Thursday it would impose sanctions on Sudan after determining that its government used chemical weapons in 2024 during the army's conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, a charge the army denied. Measures against Sudan will include limits on U.S. exports and U.S. government lines of credit and will take effect around June 6, after Congress was notified on Thursday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement. "The United States calls on the Government of Sudan to cease all chemical weapons use and uphold its obligations under the CWC," Bruce said, referring to the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty banning the use of such weapons. In a statement, Sudan rejected the move, and described the allegations as false.

The United States will sanction Sudan after learning it used chemical weapons in its civil war. The State Department announced that the U.S. is planning to limit U.S. exports and credit lines. The move will likely further weaken Sudan’s economy, which has shrunk by roughly half since its peak a decade ago. The State Department said the U.S. was committed to holding “to account those responsible for contributing to chemical weapons proliferation.” The State Department did not offer details about where or how the weapons were used. It only said it notified Congress of a breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention, an international treaty that prohibits the production or use of chemical weapons.