The most senior Sudanese official on the list is a military commander in west Darfur, Mohamed Elhassan.

NPR: Four Individuals Face Sanctions for Darfur Roles

The attacks were "carried out during a major military push by the Sudanese government to regain control of West Darfur's northern corridor, and drive out an insurgent group, " it said.

CNN: U.N. report: Darfur attacks broke human rights law

Today, John Eglin, head of the Humanitarian Aid at the United Nations, delivers his long awaited report on the ongoing violence in Darfur, West Sudan.

NPR: Wesley Clark: Why We Should Care About Darfur

Since February, aid agencies reckon that some 300, 000 people have fled fighting between the government and a separate group of rebels in Darfur, in the west of the country.

ECONOMIST: Sudan