US Sanctions Head of Sudan Militia Group It Accuses of Genocide

The Biden administration sanctioned the head of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in Sudan, announcing the move at the same time that it determined the group was guilty of genocide.

Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.

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The decision was a sharp rebuke of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, more commonly known as Hemedti, who has used his forces to engage in a brutal armed conflict with Sudan’s army, killing tens of thousands of people, displacing 12 million and triggering widespread starvation, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.

“The Treasury Department remains committed to using every tool available to hold accountable those responsible for ...