US Imposes Sanctions On Individuals, Entities For Role In Sudan Conflict

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on four individuals and four entities for their roles in fueling the civil war in Sudan.
This transnational network-primarily composed of Colombian nationals and companies-recruits former Colombian military personnel and trains soldiers, including children, to fight for the Sudanese paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
"Treasury is targeting a network that recruits fighters for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)," said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence John K. Hurley in a press statement.
"The RSF has shown again and again that it is willing to target civilians-including infants and young children. Its brutality has deepened the conflict and destabilized the region, creating the conditions for terrorist groups to grow."
Since the beginning of the conflict in April 2023, the RSF and its allied militias have repeatedly targeted civilians, systematically killing men and boys-even infants-and deliberately assaulting women and girls through rape and other forms of sexual violence.
The RSF and its affiliates have also attacked civilians and prevented them from accessing lifesaving humanitarian assistance.
"Despite recent attempts to downplay its misdeeds, the RSF continues to perpetrate these atrocities, most recently in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur," the US Department of Treasury said in its statement.
Supported by Colombian fighters, the RSF captured El Fasher on October 26, 2025, after an 18-month siege, and subsequently engaged in mass killings of civilians, ethnically targeted torture, and sexual violence. On January 7, 2025, the Department of State announced its determination that members of the RSF committed genocide.
It pointed out that the civil war in Sudan risks destabilizing the region and making the country a safe haven for those who threaten the United States.
The United States remains committed to the principles outlined in the September 12, 2025, Joint Statement on Restoring Peace and Security in Sudan, which calls for a three-month humanitarian truce followed by a permanent ceasefire and a transparent transition process leading to an independent, civilian-led government.
The United States again calls on external actors to cease providing financial and military support to the belligerents. (end)
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