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The UK sanctioned six key figures, including commanders and financiers, to dismantle Sudan’s war machine and increase international pressure amid ongoing conflict.
- On Thursday, the FCDO announced sanctions on six individuals suspected of fueling Sudan's war, targeting SAF and RSF commanders in London.
- After visiting the Sudan–Chad border this week, Yvette Cooper, UK Foreign Secretary, met refugees, including women and girls subjected to sexual assault, amid a conflict that began in April 2023 displacing millions.
- Officials named recruiters Alvaro Andres Quijano, Mateo Andres Duque Botero and Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, RSF field commander Hussein Barsham, Sudan Shield Forces commander Abu Agla Keikil, and Alkhaleej Bank director Mustafa Ibrahim Abdel Nabi Mohamed.
- The UK called for an immediate ceasefire and safe access for humanitarian relief agencies, with Yvette Cooper saying `We urgently need a ceasefire, and safe access for humanitarian relief agencies to reach all those in need.`
- Ahead of its UN Security Council presidency later this month, the UK has allocated �21 million and aims to 'dismantle the war machine' in Sudan, Cooper said.
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Sudan: UK Hits 'Sudan's War Machine' With New Sanctions
London -- The UK imposed new sanctions on six key figures fuelling Sudan's war from both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said in a statement issued today.
UK sanctions Sudanese army and RSF leaders over ongoing conflict
Britain sanctioned six individuals suspected of committing atrocities in Sudan's war or of fuelling the conflict through the supply of mercenaries and military equipment, the government said on Thursday. The measures targeted senior commanders in both the Sudanese paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and the Sudanese Armed Forces, the government said. The conflict between the two forces has displaced millions, drawn in regional powers…
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