US shelves Sudan arms embargo proposal amid UN Security Council divisions

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The Trump administration has shelved a proposed arms embargo on Sudan amid divisions at the UN Security Council. The Council is instead due to vote on extending the existing regional embargo covering Darfur through December.

The Trump administation is shelving its proposal for an arms embargo on Sudan amid divisions on the United Nations Security Council, which will instead vote Thursday on a short-term extension of a more regional arms embargo that would just impact Darfur. The vote on UNSC Resolution 1591 would extend the Darfur arms embargo until December…