Colombian Mercenaries, U.S. Sanctions, and the Sudan Crisis: International Law, Accountability, and the Limits of Multilateral Action

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Friday, May 1, 2026

Author:

Aniska Manojkumar

Volume:

42

Issue:

6

Abstract:

On April 17, 2026—three years to the day since the civil war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan—the United States (U.S.) Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sweeping sanctions against five individuals and entities linked to the recruitment and deployment of former Colombian military personnel to fight on behalf of the RSF.