UN sanctions brother of Sudan's RSF leader, Colombian mercenaries

The United Nations on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa, younger brother of the head of Sudan's Rapid ​Support Forces (RSF), and three Colombian mercenaries accused of recruiting former ‌Colombian personnel to fight in the country.

A statement from Britain's mission to the United Nations said the sanctions were imposed by the UN Security Council ​at the proposal of the United States, Britain and ​France:

> Those designated included Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa, brother of RSF ⁠leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. It said he led RSF efforts to procure weapons and military equipment.

> Also sanctioned were Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, and Mateo Andres Duque Botero. It said they played a central role in recruiting former Colombian military personnel.

> Video and photographic evidence showed the three Colombians "providing the RSF with tactical and technical expertise, serving as infantry and artillery men, drone pilots, vehicle operators, and instructors, with some ⁠even training children to fight in the RSF."

> In February, Britain, again alongside France and the U.S., secured the sanctioning of four RSF commanders for atrocities committed in RSF's siege of El Fasher.

> Colombian mercenaries have participated in numerous battles across Sudan, ⁠including in the capital, Khartoum, in Omdurman, Kordofan, and El Fasher.

The three-year war between the Sudanese ​army and RSF has created what aid groups say ​is ⁠now the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Earlier in April, the United States imposed sanctions on five companies and individuals it said were involved in recruiting ⁠former Colombian ​military personnel to fight on behalf ​of the RSF. It said hundreds of former Colombian military personnel had gone to ​Sudan to support the RSF.