U.S. Treasury Sanctions Networks Supporting Sudans Warring Parties

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The U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on eight individuals and entities linked to arms procurement and foreign recruitment networks supporting both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying the networks have prolonged Sudans civil war and deepened the countrys humanitarian crisis.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration remains committed to achieving lasting peace in Sudan, stressing that "the networks profiting from the conflict jeopardize the prospects for the humanitarian truce that the Sudanese people desperately need."

The United States renewed its call for the SAF and the RSF to agree to an immediate, unconditional three-month humanitarian ceasefire to facilitate aid deliveries, protect civilians, and create space for negotiations toward a permanent ceasefire. Washington also urged all external actors to halt financial and military support to both parties.

Sanctions Target SAF Procurement Network
Five of the newly sanctioned individuals and entities are linked to procurement networks supplying the Sudanese Armed Forces.

According to OFAC, Target Multiactivities Company Ltd. (TMAC)—a Sudanese company controlled by the Defense Industries System (DIS) through Giad Industrial Group—imported explosives and military-related materials from Egyptian and Indian suppliers, including Indias SBL Energy Limited, which has delivered more than 200 shipments of explosives and related materials to TMAC since 2024. U.S. authorities said the explosives were later used in bombs deployed by the SAF.

The Treasury also sanctioned TMAC Managing Director Tariq Hussain Muhammad Madani, SBL Chief Executive Officer Alok Choudhari, and Ports Engineering Company Ltd., alleging that the company imported uniforms and footwear for Sudanese intelligence personnel from an Emirati supplier, as well as ammunition belts and weapons containers from a Turkish company.

The Treasury said the entities operate on behalf of Sudans Defense Industries System, which has been under U.S. sanctions since 2023.

Colombian Recruitment Network for the RSF
The Treasury also expanded sanctions against a transnational recruitment network accused of recruiting former Colombian military personnel to fight for the RSF, following earlier sanctions imposed in December 2025 and April 2026.

The network is allegedly led by retired Colombian military officer Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra and his wife Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, who used companies registered in Colombia and Panama to recruit and deploy former Colombian soldiers to Sudan.

The latest sanctions target three officials associated with the Panama-based company Talent Bridge S.A.— Enrique Daniel Palacios Quintanilla, Jack Peter Derman Guzman, and Fredy Alejandro Lopez Ocampo—for their roles in managing the company, which U.S. authorities said was used to conceal links between the recruited fighters and the organization that hired them.

Asset Freeze and Financial Restrictions
Under the sanctions, all property and interests in property belonging to the designated individuals and entities that are located in the United States or under the control of U.S. persons are frozen. U.S. persons are generally prohibited from conducting transactions with the sanctioned parties unless specifically authorized by OFAC.

The Treasury also warned that financial institutions and non-U.S. persons could face sanctions exposure for engaging in transactions involving designated individuals or entities.

The department emphasized that sanctions are intended to change behavior rather than punish, adding that designated persons may petition for removal from the sanctions list if they meet the applicable legal requirements.