Sudanese Paramilitary Leader Faces US Sanctions
KHARTOUM - The United States Treasury Department recently slapped sanctions on a Sudanese paramilitary leader for allegedly perpetrating egregious human rights violations in West Darfur.
Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla, commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), is pointed out in a Treasury statement for spearheading activities rooted in ethnic violence, reportedly involving civilian targeting and conflict-related sexual assault.
Just days prior, the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on Barkalla amid the…