U.S IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON SUDANESE ISLAMIC ACTORS

The United States government has imposed sanctions on two Sudanese actors in connection with the ongoing conflict in Sudan involving several warring parties. In a statement dated Friday, September 12, 2025, the U.S. Bureau of African Affairs announced sanctions against two Sudanese Islamist actors, namely Gebreil Ibrahim Mohamed Fediel and the Al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade (BBMB).
According to the Bureau, these sanctions are aimed at curbing Islamist and Iranian influence in Sudan, which Washington says has fueled regional destabilization, conflict, and civilian suffering.
“Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on two Sudanese Islamist actors – Gebreil Ibrahim Mohamed Fediel and the Al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade. These sanctions seek to limit Islamist and Iranian influence in Sudan, which have contributed to regional destabilization, conflict, and civilian suffering,” the U.S. Bureau of African Affairs stated.
The sanctions were imposed by the Trump administration through the Department of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14098, titled “Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition”, for their roles in Sudan’s brutal war.
The US government stated that the Department of the Treasury’s actions were taken under E.O. 14098, which authorizes the imposition of sanctions on individuals who are responsible for, complicit in, or have directly or indirectly engaged in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Sudan.
The order also covers individuals who are leaders, officials, senior executive officers, or board members of entities whose members have engaged in such destabilizing actions.