Sudan: Disturbing Reports of Sudan’s Military Using Chlorine Gas

Use as a Weapon Prohibited Under International Law

The United States government sanctioned General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan’s de facto head of state, in January 2025, alleging that the SAF had used chemical weapons, but did not publish any evidence for the claim.

But a new investigation by France 24, a French broadcaster, provides the first public elements to corroborate the US allegations, indicating that Sudan’s military may have used chlorine…