Overview
- The action names four people — Álvaro Andrés Quijano Becerra, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, Mateo Andrés Duque Botero and Mónica Muñoz Ucros — and four firms tied to recruiting, financing and moving fighters.
- Hundreds of former Colombian soldiers have traveled to Sudan since 2024 to serve as infantry, artillerymen, drone pilots, vehicle operators and instructors, with some training children, according to U.S. statements.
- The sanctioned entities include Bogotá-based International Services Agency, Panama-based Global Staffing S.A. (also known as Talent Bridge), Maine Global Corp. and Comercializadora San Bendito.
- Treasury says U.S.-linked firms associated with Duque processed numerous wire transfers in 2024–2025 totaling millions of dollars to run payroll and currency conversion for the network.
- Washington says Colombian fighters supported the RSF’s October seizure of El Fasher, which was followed by reported mass killings and sexual violence, and it stresses that sanctions freeze U.S. assets and bar U.S. persons from dealings while urging outside backers to stop support.