US Sanctions Former Sudanese Officials Amid Ongoing Conflict

The sanctions target officials from the former regime as the country grapples with escalating violence and a cholera outbreak.

The US has imposed sanctions on three former Sudanese officials - Taha Osman Ahmed al-Hussein, Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed Etta Al-Moula Abbas - for undermining peace, security and stability in Sudan.
All three officials held senior positions under former President Omar al-Bashir and are accused of attempting to return elements of the former regime to power.
The conflict in Sudan, which escalated into open warfare in April, has claimed up to 9,000 lives according to the UN, though activists and doctors groups suggest the actual figure is much higher.
The fighting has reduced Sudan's capital, Khartoum, to an urban battlefield and has also led to ethnic violence in the western Darfur region.
Amid the conflict, a cholera outbreak has claimed at least 161 lives since September, with over 5,178 suspected cases reported.