Washington D.C., U.S., 11 December 2025 - The latest U.S. sanctions on a Colombian-linked recruitment network supplying fighters to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces represent a notable intensification of Washington’s attempt to cut off the external pipelines sustaining the country’s civil war.
U.S. authorities described the network as having moved hundreds of former Colombian soldiers — and in some cases minors — into Sudan, providing the RSF with infantry specialists, drone operators, artillery support, and trainers.
Officials said the RSF’s conduct has “deepened the conflict and destabilized the region,” adding that its operations have created conditions in which extremist groups can expand.
The decision to focus on recruiters, payroll handlers, and financial intermediaries, rather than solely on battlefield actors, signals an effort to dismantle the commercial infrastructure that allows militia groups to outsource combat power.
In announcing the measures, U.S. authorities condemned what they called the RSF’s repeated targeting of civilians, including young children, and stressed that external support for the militia had prolonged mass displacement and heightened humanitarian suffering.
They argued that shutting down the financial and contractual channels used to recruit and pay foreign fighters is essential to inhibiting the RSF’s military capacity.
The sanctions block all property and interests in property of the designated individuals and entities within U.S. jurisdiction, while prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in any dealings with them.
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Officials emphasised that these restrictions extend automatically to any company majority-owned by sanctioned persons, a provision designed to prevent the use of layered ownership structures to evade financial controls.
The implications reach beyond Sudan. The action serves as a warning to firms engaged in international staffing, logistics, security contracting, or currency transfer that involvement — even indirect — in foreign-fighter mobilization can now trigger severe regulatory consequences.
U.S. officials framed the sanctions as part of a broader push to implement an international plan calling for a humanitarian truce, a permanent ceasefire, and a transition to civilian governance in Sudan.
They argued that halting the flow of foreign personnel and resources to the warring parties is indispensable to creating conditions for a political settlement.
In practice, this latest measure places substantial pressure not only on the RSF but also on the global networks that have enabled it to sustain its campaigns, marking a shift toward targeting the economic lifelines of modern armed groups rather than their combat elements alone.

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