Sudanese chemical weapons program dossier

作者 Jolyon: Sudan

If the intelligence dossier obtained by the NY Times is authenticated, it points to a massive industrial-scale operation rather than isolated incidents. The collection includes nearly 150 items like documents, images, videos, recordings, and thousands of messages that allege a secret Sudanese military program for chlorine bombs. Officers reportedly developed devices with roughly 15kg of chlorine each, testing them in the desert and manufacturing close to 300 weapons by October 2024. The facility was far from a Swiss laboratory standard; repeated chlorine leaks occurred, and workers found dead insects and scorpions inside the production site. These weapons allegedly targeted UAE-backed RSF forces during combat near the al-Jaili oil refinery. Gen. Hussain claimed after the attack that enemy fighters drank the gas. Intercepted communications suggest army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan knew about the operation and ordered Hussain to remove all traces. U.S. officials investigated some of this material regarding Sudan's chemical weapons capabilities before imposing sanctions. If these claims hold up, the evidence describes a large-scale production line and cleanup effort instead of just use allegations. #Sudan