US sanctions Colombian companiesUS sanctions Colombian companies and individuals recruiting fighters for Sudan's RSF
The United States imposed sanctions on April 17 on five companies and individuals, mainly based in Bogota, Colombia, for recruiting former Colombian military personnel to fight for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the civil war against the Sudanese Armed Forces. Targets include Fenix Human Resources SAS and its manager Jose Libardo Quijano Torres, as well as Global Qowa Al-Basheria SAS, owned by former Colonel Jose Oscar Garcia Batte and managed by Omar Fernando Garcia Batte. Hundreds of these fighters have joined RSF in combat and technical roles across Sudan, including battles in El-Fasher.
These sanctions block US properties of the designated parties and aim to disrupt networks fueling Sudan's war, now in its third year and causing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises with famine. The US also urged both warring sides to accept a three-month humanitarian truce. The move highlights international efforts to curb foreign mercenary involvement in the conflict.
- Bogota, Colombia's capital, sits at 2,640 meters elevation in the Andes, influencing its temperate highland climate.
- Darfur region spans western Sudan, historically a refuge for nomadic Arab and non-Arab tribes.
- Hemedti rose from camel trader to RSF commander, amassing gold mining wealth in Sudan.
Sudan Civil War
Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces remain locked in a nationwide war that has shifted across central and western Sudan, with heavy fighting and drone attacks reported in places including Khartoum, White Nile, Kordofan, and Darfur. Recent strikes and ground assaults have killed civilians and kept pressure on hospitals, markets, roads, and other civilian sites.
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RSF-linked fighters kill 27 civilians in North Kordofan12 March, 06:04 AM
RSF drone strikes kill 17 including students in Sudan's White Nile State
