The United States has continued its sanctions on persons of interest in the Sudan crisis as it imposed sanctions on two companies, including one based in Russia, and one person on Thursday.

The US accused the entities of exacerbating the instability in Sudan even as the fighting has killed thousands and displaced millions of civilians.

The move is the most recent round of sanctions taken by Washington after a war broke out in mid-April between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over plans for a political transition and the integration of the RSF into the military, four years after longtime ruler ,Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in an uprising.

The Treasury Department’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian Nelson, said on Thursday that “today’s action holds accountable those who have undercut efforts to find a peaceful, democratic solution in Sudan.

“We will continue to target actors perpetuating this conflict for personal gain.”

In July,  the US, in a similar move, targeted companies like Algunade, which has in the past bypassed central bank controls to export tens of millions of dollars of gold to Dubai and is said to be a Sudanese holding company controlled by RSF Commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and his brother; Tradive General Trading L.L.C., a front company owned by RSF Major, Algoney Hamdan Dagalo, another brother; Sudan’s largest defense enterprise, Defense Industries System, and arms company, Sudan Master Technology.

“(Karti) and other hardline Sudanese Islamists are actively obstructing efforts to reach a ceasefire to end the current war between the SAF and RSF and opposing Sudanese civilians, efforts to restore Sudan’s democratic transition,” the Treasury said.

The Sudan-based company, GSK Advance Company was also at the receiving end, as Treasury said the company had been used as a procurement channel for the RSF. It claimed that GSK worked with Russia-based military supply company, Aviatrade to arrange the procurement of parts supplies and training for drones previously purchased by the RSF.

The United Kingdom, in the same manner, has also penalized at least six commercial entities in connection to the clash between the army under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan’s transitional government’s Sovereign Council, and army troops loyal to General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the council’s deputy leader who controls the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

More than 3 million are reported to have been displaced by the deadly clashes, while thousands have died.