The delisting comes after Khartoum paid $335 million in compensation to the families of victims of terrorist attacks on Washington’s demand
The United States’ decision to remove Sudan from the list of states that Washington believes support international terrorist groups has entered into force. This is stated in a message published on the official Facebook page of the US Embassy in Khartoum.
It states that US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo “signed a notice that the removal of Sudan’s status as a supporter of terrorism is effective as of December 14.”
In late October, US President Donald Trump decided to remove Sudan from the US list of countries sponsoring international terrorism. This came after Khartoum paid $335 million in compensation to the families of victims of the terrorist attacks at Washington’s demand.
The United States accused the former Sudanese authorities of aiding the terrorist group Al-Qaeda (banned in the Russian Federation) in the bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, which killed more than 200 people, including 12 Americans. Khartoum was also held responsible for the bombing of the US destroyer Cole in Aden on 12 October 2000, which killed 17 people.