The US government has imposed sanctions on the head of Sudan's army and de facto president, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Sudan's army chief has ordered an investigation into allegations that his troops carried out widespread atrocities after recapturing the capital of Gezira state from their paramilitary rivals. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's move comes after widespread concern that civilians - including foreign nationals - were killed after the seizure of Wad Madani.

The Biden administration takes action against Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing Sudan’s leaders of “blatant disregard of civilian lives” amid the civil war.

The reason for the move was the Sudanese Armed Forces' (SAF) targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure and denial of aid access, as well as refusal to participate in peac

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Sudan's leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of choosing war over negotiations to bring an end to the conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes.

The U.S. imposed sanctions on Sudan’s de facto president, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as punishment for the brutal military campaign he has led in the country’s devastating civil war. The Biden administration action Thursday,

The United States will impose financial sanctions on Thursday on Sudan's leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Washington was set to announce the measures just a week after imposing sanctions against Burhan's rival in a two-year-old civil war,

Washington has slapped sanctions on Sudan's army leader, citing his responsibility for war crimes in a conflict that has bled the oil-rich country dry over the last year — sparking a famine, killing tens of thousands of people and driving millions from their homes — just a week after the U.