The businesses sanctioned are Alkhaleej Bank and Al-Fakher Advanced Works, controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and Zadna International, controlled by the Sudanese army, according to a U.S. Treasury Department statement.
The Rapid Support Forces are accused by the U.S. of participating in an ethnic cleansing campaign in West Darfur, along with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Meanwhile, Zadna International was described as a "top revenue-earner" for the Sudanese army.
The U.S. Treasury Department said it continued to provide funding and was used for money-laundering.
The sanctions were imposed under a U.S. executive order authorizing sanctions on individuals who are destabilizing Sudan and undermining the country's democratic transition, the Treasury Department said.
Persons:
Brian E, Nelson, Daphne Psaledakis, Rami Ayyub, Peter Graff
Organizations:
Alkhaleej Bank, Al, Rapid Support Forces, Zadna, U.S . Treasury, U.S, Treasury, Terrorism, Financial, Alkhaleej, Sudanese Central Bank, Treasury Department, U.S . Treasury Department, U.S .
Locations:
WASHINGTON, CAIRO, United States, Sudan, Sudanese, U.S, West Darfur