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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

UK imposes sanctions on companies linked to warring Sudanese factions

Smoke plumes billow from a fire in southern Khartoum amid ongoing fighting.
The conflict has so far forced 680,000 people to flee the country, with millions more internally displaced. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

The UK has put sanctions on six companies it says are associated with the two sides fighting for power in Sudan, though the prospect of any of the Gulf states most entwined in the Sudanese economy joining the UK remain remote.

The Foreign Office slapped sanctions on three firms linked to leaders of the Sudanese armed forces and three connected to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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