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UN Sanctions Colombian Mercenaries, RSF Brother in Sudan

4/30/2026

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The UN Security Council sanctioned three Colombian mercenaries and Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa, brother of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, for recruiting Colombian troops and procuring weapons in Sudan.
The sanctions followed proposals by the United States, Britain and France and a February U.S. sanction of five firms for recruitment.
Colombian mercenaries have fought in Khartoum and Omdurman, contributing to the war that aid groups call the worst humanitarian crisis.

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The UN Security Council sanctioned three Colombian mercenaries and Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa, brother of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, for recruiting Colombian troops and procuring weapons in Sudan.
The sanctions followed proposals by the United States, Britain and France and a February U.S. sanction of five firms for recruitment.
Colombian mercenaries have fought in Khartoum and Omdurman, contributing to the war that aid groups call the worst humanitarian crisis.