A leaked dossier, recently obtained from Middle Eastern intelligence, provides significant evidence that the Sudanese military has been developing and testing chemical weapons throughout 2024. The cache of documents, which includes bomb schematics, intercepted communications, and video footage of desert testing, suggests a concerted effort to weaponize chlorine gas for use against the Rapid Support Forces. Disturbingly, the files indicate that the military repurposed chlorine cylinders meant for civilian water treatment, including supplies provided by international aid organizations, to manufacture hundreds of munitions.

While the Sudanese military has vehemently dismissed these allegations as baseless and continues to deny any involvement in chemical warfare, the U.S. government appears to be taking the evidence seriously, using it to inform recent rounds of sanctions. Messages within the dossier appear to implicate military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan in the program’s oversight, raising concerns about the severity of the ongoing conflict. Although the program was allegedly dismantled following increased international pressure in mid-2025, the revelations underscore the desperate and brutal tactics employed as the country struggles through a devastating civil war that has already displaced millions.