India, May 23 -- As Sudan's civil war enters its third year, the United States has imposed sanctions against the African nation for its alleged use of chemical weapons. As per an official statement from the US State Department, these alleged weapons were used by the Sudanese army in its fight against the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

"The United States determined under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (the CBW Act) that the Government of Sudan used chemical weapons in 2024," reads the official statement issued by the State Department.

As per Washington, the use of chemical weapons was determined during a Congressional hearing on Thursday, where Sudan's non-compliance to...