US designates Elmoula, Taha and Gosh for fueling Sudan Conflict

The United States on Monday designated three officials of the former Omar al-Bashir regime for engaging in activities it said, undermine the peace, security, and stability of Sudan.

They include Mohamed Atta Elmoula Abbas, Taha Osman Ahmed al-Hussein, and Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah, also known as Salah Gosh.

The Biden Administration accused former security officials Elmoula and Gosh of working to return former regime elements to power and undermine efforts to establish a civilian government, while Taha of facilitating the delivery of military and other materiel support from external sources to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

” The United States will continue to use the tools at our disposal to disrupt the ability of the RSF and Sudanese Armed Forces to further prolong this war and to hold accountable those responsible for deepening the conflict or obstructing a return to civilian government,” the statement reads.

While it stands in solidarity with the people of Sudan and against those who commit human rights abuses and destabilize the region, the US government said “The warring parties must comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law.

It called on them to protect civilians, hold accountable those responsible for atrocities or other abuses, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and negotiate an end to the conflict.