US Designates Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as Global Terrorist

The United States has designated the Sudanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization, accusing it of fueling Sudan's civil war through violence against civilians and ties to Iran. The State Department announced the move on Monday, with the designation set to take effect on March 16. Officials also plan to pursue a further classification as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, which would impose stricter penalties on material support.

The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, which includes the Sudanese Islamic Movement and its armed wing known as the al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade, has been linked to significant violence in Sudan's ongoing conflict. According to the State Department, the group has contributed more than 20,000 fighters to the war, which erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. The fighting has displaced approximately 12 million people and caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, according to various estimates.

U.S. officials stated that the Brotherhood's fighters have conducted mass executions of...