The United States today, imposed sanctions on two senior leaders from each side of the worsening ethnic conflict, reports Reuters.
The sanctions targeted an army commander loyal to the opposition and the head of the presidential guard. The US decision will freeze all their assets in the states and stop US entities from dealing with them.
Commenting on the sanctions, US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said,
The sanctions targeted an army commander loyal to the opposition and the head of the presidential guard. The US decision will freeze all their assets in the states and stop US entities from dealing with them.
Commenting on the sanctions, US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said,
“Today’s sanctions are a warning: the US is determined to hold accountable those who choose violence in SouthSudan.”
“US will seek in UN Security Council to authorise additional targeted sanctions,” she added.