The United States on Tuesday sanctioned a senior leader of Sudan's breakaway Rapid Support Forces on accusations of procuring weapons for the militia, which are fueling the ongoing bloody civil conflict.

Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa sanctioned for ‘involvement in RSF efforts to procure weapons and other military materiel that have enabled the RSF’s ongoing operations in Sudan' - Anadolu Ajansı

(Reuters) -The head of Sudan's army said on Thursday that he supported efforts to bring an end to a devastating war in his country as long as they brought an end to the "occupation" of territory by the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF).