UN sanctions imposed on Al-Qoni Dagalo and Colombian mercenaries

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The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions yesterday on Al-Qoni Hamdan Dagalo Musa, the younger brother of the commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as well as on three Colombian mercenaries accused of recruiting former Colombian soldiers to fight in Sudan.

The United Kingdom’s mission to the United Nations said that the Security Council adopted the sanctions following a proposal by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

The list included Al-Qoni Hamdan Dagalo Musa, who, according to the statement, led efforts by the RSF to procure weapons and military equipment.

Sanctions were also imposed on Álvaro Andrés Quijano Becerra, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, and Mateo Andrés Duque Botero, whom the statement said played a central role in recruiting former Colombian military personnel.

Evidence from video footage and photographs showed that the three Colombians were “providing the RSF with tactical and technical expertise and working as infantry soldiers, artillery operators, drone operators, vehicle operators, and trainers, with some even training children to fight within the RSF ranks.”

Previously, in November 2024, a UN Security Council committee imposed sanctions on two RSF commanders in Sudan for destabilizing the country through violence and human rights violations.

The measures included a travel ban and asset freeze on RSF operations commander Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed and the RSF commander in West Darfur, Abdelrahman Juma Barkallah.

In February, the United Kingdom—along with France and the United States—also succeeded in securing sanctions against four RSF leaders over atrocities committed during the RSF’s siege of El Fasher.

The Colombian mercenaries reportedly took part in several battles across different regions of Sudan, including the capital Khartoum, Omdurman, Kordofan, and El Fasher.

Earlier in April, the United States imposed sanctions on five companies and individuals it said were involved in recruiting former Colombian soldiers to fight on behalf of the RSF. It added that hundreds of former Colombian military personnel had traveled to Sudan to support the RSF.