{"id":583766,"date":"2025-11-21T02:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/583766\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T02:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:19:15","slug":"eu-sanctions-rsf-paramilitary-deputy-head-for-sudan-atrocities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/583766\/","title":{"rendered":"EU sanctions RSF paramilitary deputy head for Sudan atrocities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The RSF have been responsible for countless atrocities in Sudan amid the war, which began in 2023 [Getty\/file photo]<\/p>\n

The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on the deputy head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces<\/a> over “grave and ongoing atrocities” after the capture of the city of El-Fasher<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The paramilitary RSF, at war with the regular army for more than two years, took control of El-Fasher on 26 October, dislodging the army’s last stronghold in Sudan’s western Darfur region.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the city’s capture – which came after 18 months of siege, bombardment and starvation – survivors reported executions, pillaging, rape <\/a>and other atrocities, sparking an international outcry.<\/p>\n

The EU said it was imposing a visa ban and asset freeze on RSF second-in-command Abdelrahim Hamdan Daglo, whose brother Mohammad Hamdan Daglo<\/a> is the group’s leader.<\/p>\n

“The European Union condemns in the strongest terms the grave and ongoing atrocities perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, including following the seizure of the city of El-Fasher,” the 27-nation bloc said in a statement.<\/p>\n

It said ethnically motivated killings and systemic sexual violence “may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity”.<\/p>\n

Since breaking out in April 2023, Sudan’s civil war<\/a> has killed tens of thousands and displaced nearly 12 million, creating what the UN describes as the world’s largest displacement and hunger crisis.<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would start “working” on the war in Sudan<\/a> after visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to help end the conflict.<\/p>\n

The Sudanese government, UN experts and international groups have accused the United Arab Emirates <\/a>of fuelling the war by supporting the RSF, accusations denied by Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

Kallas said the EU has agreed to step up its outreach to countries acting as “enablers” of the conflict to try to help stop the flow of weaponry.<\/p>\n

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