US Sanctions Colombian Firms for Supplying Mercenaries to Sudan's RSF
The US Treasury Department imposed targeted sanctions on three individuals and two Colombia-based firms for allegedly recruiting and deploying hundreds of former Colombian military personnel to fight as mercenaries alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's civil war.
Date: April 18, 2026
Location: Khartoum, Sudan
Conflict: Sudanese Civil War
Category: sanctions
Severity: MEDIUM
Source: The Washington Post