UN: Foreign Fighters, External Support Fuel Sudan War
The mission said foreign suppliers and contractors have boosted drone capabilities and enabled strikes that killed more than 1,000 civilians this year.
- On Thursday, The United Nations released a report linking foreign networks to Sudan's war, which has killed at least 59,000 people and displaced 13 million since 2023.
- Mona Rishmawi, an expert member of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, identified "a transnational chain of networks spanning several countries" that supplied the RSF with foreign personnel, training, weapons, and logistics.
- The mission documented the deployment of up to 2,000 former Colombian military contractors operating drones and advanced weapons alongside RSF units in Darfur and Kordofan, while foreign-supplied drones expanded the Sudanese army's capabilities.
- Mohamad Chande Othman, Chair of the Fact-Finding Mission, urged the Security Council to extend the arms embargo to all of Sudan, noting that while Chad and Colombia cooperated, others provided "no substantive response."
- The report emphasizes "strict international legal obligations" for states to investigate illicit networks, as protecting civilians in Sudan requires action against the individuals and entities enabling the war's continuation.
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Sudan: External Involvement Fuelling Sudan War, New Report Finds
Foreign recruitment and external support networks are fuelling the brutal conflict in Sudan, strengthening the military capabilities of the warring parties and enabling increasingly sophisticated military operations with devastating consequences for civilians, independent UN human rights investigators said on Thursday, calling for action now to protect the population.
Why Are Foreign Governments Treating African Bloodshed As A Playground For Foreign Wars And Profit?
UN investigators just exposed a global network of foreign suppliers, mercenaries, and weapon traffickers fueling Sudan's civil war. How many more lives must be shattered before the international community stop treating Africa's sovereign borders as a testing ground for weapons and endless greed?
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