US says Sudan used chemical weapons in war as it issues new sanctions22 hours ago Share Save Ottilie Mitchell & Cecilia Macaulay BBC News Share SaveReuters A Sudanese man shows a box of unexploded munitions found at a school in Khartoum, the country's capitalThe US will impose new sanctions on Sudan after finding it used chemical weapons last year in the ongoing civil war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the state department has said. No visual evidence has been shared so far as proof of the weapons having been used in the current war in Sudan. "The United States calls on the government of Sudan to cease all chemical weapons use and uphold its obligations under the CWC," the statement read, referring to the Chemical Weapons Convention under which signatories have committed to destroy their stockpiles of the weapons. At the time the US had alleged the factory was being used as a site to manufacture chemical weapons and was linked to Osama Bin-Laden's network, which Sudan strongly denied. "The United States remains fully committed to hold to account those responsible for contributing to chemical weapons proliferation," Bruce added.