US designates Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group

The United States has designated Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation, The Arab Weekly and agencies reported on 10 March.

The measure targets the Sudanese branch of the Islamist movement, which Washington said had supported extremist activity and undermined stability in the country. The State Department said the decision allows the United States to impose sanctions and restrict financial dealings with the group.

The department said that the step reflects longstanding concerns about the role of Islamist networks in Sudan’s political and security structures. The measure blocks assets under US jurisdiction and prohibits US individuals and institutions from providing support to the organisation.

The decision could complicate relations with Sudan’s military authorities, who have historically maintained ties with figures linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Fighters linked to the group have taken part in Sudan’s ongoing war, with some receiving training and other support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the State Department said.

It added that the movement had contributed more than 20,000 fighters to the war in Sudan.

The department accused the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood of carrying out violence against civilians during the conflict, saying the group used such attacks to undermine efforts to resolve the war and advance its Islamist ideology.

It also stated that the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood’s al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade was designated terrorist organisation in September 2025 for its role in the conflict.

Sudan has been at war since April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhanand the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

The conflict has devastated large parts of the country. International organisations say millions of people have been displaced and many areas face severe shortages of food and medical supplies.

The designation follows earlier US measures targeting Muslim Brotherhood networks. In January, Washington designated several other branches of the movement as terrorist organisations, including in Egypt, expanding its campaign against Islamist groups linked to the organisation.

 

The Arab Weekly, Maghrebi.org