UN sanctions paramilitary leaders over Sudan atrocities

The deputy commander, Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo and Brigadier General Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, more commonly called Abu Lulu, who became known as the "Butcher of el-Fasher", are among those proscribed. The others are RSF deputy commander Gedo Hamdan Ahmed and field commander Tija..

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The UN Security Council has imposed new sanctions on four leaders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for atrocities committed in the city of el-Fasher.

Sanctions target leaders responsible for atrocities in el-Fasher.
Key individuals sanctioned include RSF deputy commander Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo and Brigadier General Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, known as the “Butcher of el-Fasher”.
The RSF's capture of el-Fasher in October was described as a brutal chapter in Sudan's civil war, with a UN fact-finding mission concluding the takeover bore hallmarks of genocide.

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