By Daphne Psaledakis, David Lewis and Nafisa Eltahir WASHINGTON/NAIROBI/CAIRO (Reuters) -The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias committed genocide in Sudan and imposed sanctions on the group's leader over a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes.

The Biden administration has sanctioned the RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as well as businesses owned by the group in the UAE.View on euronews

The US has accused the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide and imposed sanctions on its leader. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, was being punished for his role in "systematic" atrocities against the Sudanese people during the 20-month conflict.

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have committed genocide over the course of the more than year-long civil war in Sudan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.

The United States determined on Tuesday that Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had "committed genocide" and imposed sanctions on the paramilitary group's leader.

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has committed genocide in the country’s civil war, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Tuesday.

"These actions not only exacerbate the current crisis, but also hinder efforts to achieve comprehensive peace," RSF told Newsweek.

On January 7th Antony Blinken, America’s secretary of state, said that the Rapid Support Forces ( RSF ), a brutal paramilitary force fighting the SAF for control of Sudan, had committed genocide in the western region of Darfur.

Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, has formally accused the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of genocide, alleging that they have been killing civilians from specific ethnic groups. Sanctions were also imposed on the RSF leader,