{"id":20104983,"date":"2024-10-25T12:47:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T10:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20104983"},"modified":"2024-10-25T12:47:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T10:47:16","slug":"saf-procurement-chief-latest-hit-by-us-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/saf-procurement-chief-latest-hit-by-us-sanctions","title":{"rendered":"SAF procurement chief latest hit by US sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yesterday, the US Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Mirghani Idris Suleiman, director of the Sudanese Defence Industries System (DIS). Suleiman is accused of leading the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in acquiring weapons for use in their ongoing conflict with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), thereby disrupting the peace process.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OFAC stated<\/a> that Suleiman has been \u201cat the centre of weapons deals that have fuelled the brutality and scale of the war\u201d through his position as Director General of the DIS, the primary body responsible for producing and procuring weapons for the SAF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sanctions against Suleiman follow previous actions by OFAC, which on June 1, 2023, sanctioned the DIS<\/a> and three other companies affiliated with the SAF and RSF, citing their responsibility for, complicity in, or direct or indirect engagement in actions threatening Sudan\u2019s peace, security, and stability. The United Kingdom imposed sanctions<\/a> on the DIS in July 2023, followed by the European Union in January 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the US Treasury, \u201csince the beginning of the war, the SAF has prioritised weapons acquisition, including Iranian drones<\/a> and a port-for-weapons deal<\/a> with Russia, choosing to expand the conflict rather than end it through good-faith negotiations\u201d. Arms and diplomatic support from Iran and Russia have \u201cemboldened the SAF and lessened their interest in deescalating the conflict\u201d, the statement continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday\u2019s action underscores the essential role that key individuals like Mirghani Idris Suleiman have played in procuring weapons, perpetuating violence, and prolonging the fighting in Sudan,\u201d said Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Bradley T. Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this month, the US Treasury sanctioned the RSF procurement director<\/a>, Algoney Hamdan Dagalo Musa, the younger brother of RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan \u2018Hemedti\u2019 Dagalo, for \u201cleading efforts to supply weapons to continue the war in Sudan\u201d.<\/p>\n