The US has accused the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide and imposed sanctions on its leader. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, was being punished for his role in "systematic" atrocities against the Sudanese people during the 20-month conflict.

The United States has officially declared that a genocide is happening in Sudan, marking a dark chapter in the ongoing civil war between two powerful factions in the country. The declaration came after mounting evidence showed that a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been systematically targeting civilians,

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces has used systematic murder and sexual violence in its war in Sudan, the U.S. government says as it sanctions RSF’s chief, Hemedti.

The United States has accused Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and proxy militias of committing genocide in the Northeast African nation's nearly 2-year-old civil war.

The Treasury Department backed the determination of genocide with a raft of sanctions targeting the RSF’s leader, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.

The Biden administration says it has determined Sudan’s Rapid Support Force rebel group and proxies are committing genocide in the country’s civil war