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US Imposes Restrictions on Operation Alleged of Channeling Colombian Fighters to Sudan.
The United States has imposed sanctions on a group of several persons and entities charged of recruiting South American contractors to support and educate a armed faction in Sudan which the US alleges of committing genocide.
Network Composition
Announcing the measures on this week, the American treasury stated the scheme was largely composed of Colombian citizens and firms.
Hundreds of former Colombian military personnel have allegedly journeyed to Sudan to operate with the RSF paramilitary group, a faction accused of severe violations such as massacres based on ethnicity and widespread kidnappings.
Emergence of Involvement
The participation of ex-soldiers was first uncovered last year, after an report which disclosed that hundreds of ex-military personnel had been recruited to fight – an event that prompted an unprecedented apology from officials in Bogotá.
Colombian ex-soldiers have long been considered as among the world’s most sought-after mercenaries due to their considerable warzone knowledge gleaned from decades of civil war, familiarity with Nato equipment, and superior tactical education.
Role in the Conflict
In the conflict, the contractors have been accused of teaching child soldiers, provided drone warfare training, and engaged in frontline combat. A mercenary was quoted as saying that training children was "horrific and irrational" but commented that "regrettably, war operates that way".
Named Entities
Among those penalized was a dual national, a citizen of both Colombia and Italy and retired Colombian military officer based in the Dubai. The US authorities said he had a key part in hiring and sending mercenaries to Sudan. His wife, Claudia Oliveros, was similarly targeted.
Also on the sanctions list was Duque Botero, a dual national who officials alleged ran a firm accused of handling funds and payroll for the scheme. "In 2024 and 2025, American entities linked to Duque engaged in numerous wire transfers, worth millions," the government release noted.
Individual Mónica Muñoz was the other individual to be targeted, with the company she managed said to have conducted wire transfers connected to Duque and his operations.
"The US once more urges external actors to halt the flow of monetary and weaponry aid to the combatants," the department said in a statement.
Analyst Commentary
Elizabeth Dickinson, from a conflict think tank, called the measures as a "major" step, saying that "targeting the enablers is the right way to go".
It was also noted that, Bogotá recently passed a statute ratifying the anti-mercenary convention, aiming to curb years of participation by its nationals in foreign conflicts and change national security policy.
A mercenary specialist, an expert on mercenaries, urged more caution, stating that "restrictions are needed but not enough for addressing the growing mercenary trade".
"It operates in the black market and operating from Dubai, which is largely insulated from sanctions," he commented. The UAE has been repeatedly implicated of arming the RSF, claims it rejects. "This trend will probably continue," he advised.
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