WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday issued sanctions against two individuals on either side of the deadly conflict in South Sudan that has killed thousands of people and forced more than 1.3 million from their homes in the world’s newest nation.

The Treasury Department announced the sanctions against Peter Gadet, who defected from the South Sudan’s military and is accused of leading anti-government forces in an April 17 attack that left more than 200 civilians dead. Also sanctioned was Marial Chanuong, commander of the South Sudanese government’s presidential guard force, who is accused of leading violent attacks against civilians in the capital city of Juba.

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