Madar (London) - The United Kingdom on Monday, October 26, 2026, sanctioned 15 Sudanese military commanders, militia leaders and security officials from both sides of the civil war, Al Jazeera English reported, citing DPA and Reuters.
The measures include travel bans and asset freezes, over sexual violence, torture and attacks on civilians linked to war crimes during the fall of el-Fasher. They target figures from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces. The source names only two of the 15: an RSF colonel it links to atrocities during the siege of el-Fasher, and Al-Nour Ahmed Adam, known as "al-Qubba", of the RSF, described as present and playing a prominent role in besieging and attacking the city.
The UK Foreign Office said the aim is that "the horrors that took place at El Fasher will be known to the world". The announcement followed UK-funded reporting by the Centre for Information Resilience, which described "systematic starvation and conflict-related sexual violence against civilians in Sudan".
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on Monday that perpetrators of crimes against humanity "must be held accountable" and that support from external backers to the warring parties "must end", adding that "the war in Sudan has created a humanitarian catastrophe" and that rape and starvation "are still being weaponised against the people of Sudan".
London allocated 5 million pounds ($6.6m) to support survivors of sexual violence in Sudan and 10 million pounds ($13.3m) in humanitarian aid.
The sanctions come one year after the fall of el-Fasher, which saw a prolonged siege, reported mass killings, widespread sexual violence and attacks on hospitals, according to the source. According to Amnesty International, tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and 14 million people displaced since the war began in April 2023.
