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United States Enforces Penalties on Group Accused of Recruiting Colombian Fighters to the Sudanese Conflict.
The United States has imposed sanctions on a group of several persons and entities charged of hiring Colombian mercenaries to combat alongside and instruct a Sudanese paramilitary group that Washington accuses of genocidal acts.
Group Makeup
Revealing the measures on Tuesday, the American treasury stated the scheme was largely composed of Colombian nationals and companies.
Scores of retired Colombian troops have reportedly travelled to the Sudanese warzone to combat beside the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a force linked to terrible atrocities including massacres based on ethnicity and mass abductions.
Revelation of Role
The involvement of Colombian fighters first came to light in 2024, after an inquiry which revealed that hundreds of former soldiers had been contracted to engage in combat – an revelation that led to an unusual statement of regret from Colombia’s foreign ministry.
Colombian ex-soldiers have widely regarded as some of the most in-demand contractors globally due to their vast combat experience acquired during a long-running domestic war, training on advanced weaponry, and superior tactical education.
Role in the Conflict
In the conflict, the contractors have been accused of teaching underage fighters, provided drone warfare training, and engaged in frontline combat. One source previously stated that working with child soldiers was "terrible and insane" but noted that "sadly, that is the nature of conflict".
Named Entities
Among those penalized was a retired Colombian officer, a individual with dual citizenship and former army officer based in the United Arab Emirates. The Treasury alleged he played a central role in hiring and sending mercenaries to Sudan. His wife, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, was also sanctioned.
Also on the restricted list was Duque Botero, a dual national who officials alleged ran a firm implicated in processing money and salaries for the recruitment operation. "Over the past two years, US-based firms associated with Duque engaged in several money transfers, amounting to millions," the Treasury statement stated.
Colombian national Mónica Muñoz Ucros was the final person to be sanctioned, with the company she managed accused of money transfers associated with Duque and his companies.
"The US once more urges outside forces to halt the flow of funding and arms to the warring parties," the agency announced.
Analyst Commentary
An expert, from a conflict think tank, described the actions as a "highly important" development, stating that "targeting the enablers is the proper strategy".
She added that, Colombia has enacted a statute endorsing the global treaty against mercenarism, designed to limit its citizens' long history in international fights and transform national security policy.
Another expert, a scholar on the subject, called for greater wariness, noting that "sanctions are necessary but insufficient for combating rampant mercenarism".
"This is a shadow economy and operating from Dubai, which is difficult to penalize," he said. The Emirati government has been repeatedly implicated of supplying weapons to the paramilitary group, claims it rejects. "This trend will probably continue," McFate warned.
Evan Burton
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