Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said Sunday it has informed the United Nations that General al-Burhan’s forces (SAF) used chemical weapons in at least 11 locations, causing significant harm to civilians and the environment.
The RSF’s legal adviser, Mohamed Al-Mukhtar Al-Nour, said the chemical weapons were used in areas including Al-Hilaliya in Al-Jazeera State, Jebel Moya in Sennar State, and parts of Khartoum such as Radio and Television headquarters, Al-Muqrin, and Al-Jili.
Other sites included Al-Koma in North Darfur, where Al-Nour said 80 women miscarried, and Ghrir, north of Kutum in North Darfur, where he said the water was contaminated.
Additional sites listed were Tora in North Darfur, Al-Khawi in West Kordofan, and Al-Dubaibat in South Kordofan.
Al-Nour said the RSF recently seized remnants and protective masks against chemical contamination in Al-Khawi, allegedly belonging to SAF Major General Ihab Mohammed Youssef Al-Tayeb.
Ihab, who was killed in recent fighting in Al-Khawi, reportedly oversaw the SAF’s chemical weapons operations and had close ties with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, including brokering arms deals.
Sudan’s junta controlled Port Sudan administration and the SAF have denied allegations of using chemical weapons.
On May 29, SAF chief and Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan formed a committee to investigate U.S. allegations of chemical weapon use.
Analysts and experts call the move a transparent bid to manufacture a scapegoat, not the truth.
The U.S. announced on May 22 it would impose sanctions on Sudan, citing chemical weapons use. The restrictions, including on credit access and U.S. exports, take effect June 6.
In January, the New York Times published an investigation that found the SAF had used chemical weapons at least twice in remote areas against RSF forces.
Al-Nour called on the UN to send international experts to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons and determine accountability.
