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UK’s December 12, 2025, sanctions target senior commanders of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over atrocities in El Fasher

12/12/2025

The UK’s December 12, 2025, sanctions underscore the UK government’s determination to hold accountable

  • Those responsible for devastating war crimes and
  • To support humanitarian relief efforts for affected civilians.

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  • The UK’s sanctions, issued under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, are a direct response to credible evidence of top-level RSF involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity in El Fasher, central Darfur.
  • The designations include both an asset freeze and travel ban, aimed at individuals accused of orchestrating atrocities, terrorising civilian populations, and intentionally obstructing humanitarian efforts. [assets.pub…ice.gov.uk], [gov.uk]

UK Sanctions – Sudan RSF Commanders (December 12, 2025)

Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo

  • Role: Deputy Leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), brother of General Hemedti.
  • Reason for Sanction: Identified as a senior RSF commander involved in mass killings, systematic sexual violence, and deliberate attacks on civilians in El Fasher. Sanctions include asset freezes and travel bans. [gov.uk], [assets.pub…ice.gov.uk], [miragenews.com]

Al‑Fateh Abdullah Idris (aka “Abu Lulu”)

Gedo Hamdan Ahmed

  • Role: RSF commander in North Darfur (El Fasher region).
  • Reason for Sanction: Designated for responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law: orchestrating mass civilian killings, ethnically targeted executions, sexual violence (including gang rape), abductions for ransom, arbitrary detentions, and attacks on health workers and humanitarian personnel. [assets.pub…ice.gov.uk], [gov.uk], [assets.pub…ice.gov.uk]

Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed

  • Role: Senior RSF commander (with operational presence in El Fasher).
  • Reason for Sanction: Sanctioned among the same group for orchestrating atrocities — including mass killing, sexual violence, and deliberate assaults on civilians in the region. [gov.uk], [assets.pub…ice.gov.uk], [miragenews.com]

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