Sudan Events – Agencies
The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday against a senior leader of the Rapid Support Forces in West Darfur, General Abdel Rahman Juma Barak Allah, for his involvement in gross human rights violations and the killing of the state governor, Khamees Abkar.
A statement issued by Treasury Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, “The department has imposed sanctions on Abdel Rahman Juma Barak Allah, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces in West Darfur.”
The statement clarified that Barak Allah is also subject to U.S. visa restrictions due to his involvement in serious human rights violations, including the kidnapping and killing of West Darfur Governor Khamees Abdullah Abkar.
