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United States Enforces Sanctions on Group Alleged of Channeling Colombian Fighters to the Sudanese Conflict.
The United States has levied restrictions on a network of four individuals and four companies alleged of enlisting Colombian mercenaries to combat alongside and instruct a Sudanese paramilitary group the United States claims of acts of genocide.
Operation Structure
Revealing the restrictions on this week, the Treasury stated the network was primarily made up of Colombian citizens and firms.
Hundreds of former Colombian military personnel have allegedly journeyed to Sudan to operate with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a group accused of horrific war crimes including massacres based on ethnicity and mass abductions.
Discovery of Participation
The participation of ex-soldiers first came to light in 2024, prompted by an report which disclosed that hundreds of ex-military personnel had been recruited to participate in the war – an event that led to an unprecedented apology from the Colombian government.
Colombian ex-soldiers have long been considered as some of the most in-demand contractors globally due to their vast combat experience resulting from decades of civil war, knowledge of Western military gear, and superior tactical education.
Reported Actions
In the conflict, the Colombians have allegedly instructed child soldiers, provided drone warfare training, and fought directly on the frontlines. A mercenary remarked that working with child soldiers was "horrific and irrational" but noted that "sadly, that is the nature of conflict".
Targeted Persons
Among those sanctioned was a retired Colombian officer, a dual Colombian-Italian national and ex-soldier located in the United Arab Emirates. The US authorities accused him a pivotal function in hiring and sending former Colombian soldiers to Sudan. His wife, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, was also sanctioned.
Also on the restricted list was Duque Botero, a dual national who authorities say oversaw a company linked to managing finances and payments for the network. "Over the past two years, companies in the United States connected to Duque carried out several money transfers, totalling millions of US dollars," the official announcement said.
Individual Mónica Muñoz Ucros was the final person to be penalized, with the firm she operated accused of wire transfers linked to Duque and his companies.
"The US once more urges outside forces to cease providing monetary and weaponry aid to the combatants," the department said in a statement.
Expert Analysis
Elizabeth Dickinson, with the International Crisis Group, called the actions as a "very significant" milestone, stating that "targeting the enablers is the correct approach".
It was also noted that, Colombia recently passed a law endorsing the International Convention Against the Recruitment and Use of Mercenaries, seeking to reduce years of participation by its nationals in international fights and transform domestic defense strategy.
Another expert, a authority on private military contractors, called for greater wariness, saying that "restrictions are needed but not enough for addressing the growing mercenary trade".
"This is a shadow economy and based out of the Emirates, which is relatively sanction-proof," he stated. The UAE has been widely accused of supplying weapons to the paramilitary group, allegations it disputes. "Expect more Colombian mercenaries," McFate warned.
Denise Alvarez
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