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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

UN sanctions 4 commanders in Sudan's paramilitary force accused of atrocities in Darfur

Sudan-Darfur-UN - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions on four commanders of Sudan’s warring paramilitary force suspected of atrocities against civilians that U.N. experts said showed “hallmarks of genocide.”

The four commanders in the Rapid Support Forces, which have been at war with the Sudanese military since 2023, were added to the blacklist for their activities in el-Fasher, especially on Oct. 26, the day the paramilitary force took over the North Darfur capital.

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