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Washington Levies Restrictions on Group Alleged of Recruiting Colombian Mercenaries to Sudan.
The US government has imposed sanctions on a network of four people and four firms accused of hiring South American contractors to combat alongside and instruct a Sudanese paramilitary group the United States claims of acts of genocide.
Group Makeup
Revealing the restrictions on Tuesday, the US Treasury Department stated the network was mostly comprised of Colombian nationals and companies.
Hundreds of former Colombian military personnel have been recruited to go to the conflict in Sudan to combat beside the RSF paramilitary group, a group linked to severe violations such as massacres based on ethnicity and mass abductions.
Revelation of Role
The participation of ex-soldiers was first uncovered in 2024, after an report which revealed that more than 300 former soldiers had been contracted to fight – an revelation that prompted an unprecedented apology from the Colombian government.
Colombian ex-soldiers have historically been seen as some of the most in-demand contractors globally due to their considerable warzone knowledge acquired during years of internal conflict, familiarity with Nato equipment, and elite military instruction.
Activities in Sudan
In Sudan, the mercenaries have allegedly instructed child soldiers, taught fighters to pilot drones, and fought directly on the frontlines. A mercenary previously stated that training children was "terrible and insane" but added that "sadly, that is the nature of conflict".
Targeted Persons
Among those sanctioned was a dual national, a citizen of both Colombia and Italy and ex-soldier operating from the United Arab Emirates. The government accused him a pivotal function in recruiting and deploying former Colombian soldiers to Sudan. His spouse, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, was penalized as well.
Also on the sanctions list was Duque Botero, a dual national who the Treasury stated oversaw a company implicated in processing money and salaries for the network. "Recently, American entities connected to Duque engaged in several money transfers, amounting to millions," the government release stated.
Citizen of Colombia Mónica Muñoz was the other individual to be targeted, with the entity she oversaw alleged to have money transfers associated with Duque and his companies.
"The US once more urges outside forces to stop giving funding and arms to the belligerents," the Treasury stated.
Expert Analysis
A senior analyst, from a conflict think tank, labeled the actions as a "very significant" step, stating that "identifying the recruiters is the correct approach".
She added that, the Colombian government recently passed a piece of legislation endorsing the anti-mercenary convention, aiming to curb decades of Colombian involvement in foreign conflicts and transform its security approach.
Sean McFate, a scholar on the subject, called for greater wariness, stating that "sanctions are necessary but insufficient for combating the growing mercenary trade".
"It’s an illicit economy and based out of the Emirates, which is largely insulated from sanctions," he stated. The United Arab Emirates has been repeatedly implicated of providing arms to the militia, claims it rejects. "More contractors from Colombia are likely," the expert cautioned.
Cynthia Jones
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