Overview
- Britain imposed asset freezes and travel bans on four senior RSF figures, including deputy leader Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, and announced a £21 million aid package for food, water, medical care and protection.
- U.S. Treasury sanctioned four individuals and four companies accused of recruiting former Colombian soldiers, including minors, to fight for the RSF, with OFAC saying hundreds have deployed since 2024 as infantry, drone pilots and instructors.
- Women’s group SIHA verified 1,294 cases of sexual and gender-based violence since April 2023, attributing 87% of identified-perpetrator incidents to RSF fighters and describing a systematic pattern accompanying territorial advances.
- At a House hearing, a senior State Department official said there are no good actors in the conflict and stressed cutting external backing to both sides, as lawmakers pressed for consequences for foreign supporters; the UAE denies arming the RSF.
- The RSF’s capture of El Fasher on October 26 after an 18‑month siege drew documented allegations of mass killings and rape, while current fronts in Kordofan include recent RSF gains in Babanusa and the Heglig oilfield and a worsening humanitarian crisis.