US EditionUS sanctions network recruiting Colombian fighters for Sudanese paramilitary
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned four Colombians and their firms for recruiting 300+ former soldiers to train and fight with Sudan’s RSF amid ongoing genocide allegations.
- On Dec 9, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned four individuals and four entities it accused of forming a transnational Colombian network recruiting fighters for Sudan's civil war.
- Treasury officials linked the recruitment to RSF abuses after the U.S. Department of State determined on January 7 that the RSF committed genocide and that fighting threatens U.S. interests in Africa.
- Recruiters used Bogota employment firms International Services Agency and a second firm, plus Panama-based Global Staffing/Talent Bridge, while payments processed millions of US dollars through Comercializadora San Bendito and Maine Global Corp.
- Sanctions freeze U.S. assets and bar U.S. persons from dealings with designees, while Treasury said the network worsens a 'worst ongoing humanitarian crisis' and urged external support to cease.
- The conflict's humanitarian toll and the influx of foreign fighters, including hundreds from Colombia since at least September 2024, underscore regional risks with more than 12.4 million displaced and over 3.3 million refugees.
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The United States sanctioned four personalities and four Colombian companies for their role in the recruitment of mercenaries to the Sudan. The Treasury Department announced on Tuesday, 9 December. At the beginning of September, the authorities of Port Sudan had written to the President of the United Nations Security Council to denounce this Colombian network, financed by the Sudanese army, by the United Arab Emirates for the benefit of the Rapi…
US imposes sanctions over Sudan war
The US imposed sanctions on several individuals and firms it accused of fueling the war in Sudan, which has led to one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises. According to the Treasury department, the sanctioned companies enlisted Colombian mercenaries to fight for and train the Rapid Support Forces, a Sudanese paramilitary group that Human Rights Watch says has carried out an ethnic cleansing campaign against Darfur’s Black population. Colo…
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US Slaps Sanctions on Colombian Network Supplying Foreign Fighters in Sudan
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. The United States has announced new sanctions targeting a Colombian-led transnational network accused of recruiting former military personnel to fight for Sudan’s Rapid Support Force…
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