Khaberni - The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on 4 leaders of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces, including the brother of the group leader, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (Hemedti), due to the atrocities committed in the Darfur region.
This measure was taken by the Security Council committee established pursuant to Resolution 1591 (2005) on Sudan, which monitors the arms embargo, as well as imposing targeted travel bans and asset freezes under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.
The four are now subject to a global asset freeze and a travel ban. They are: Abdel Rahim Hamdan Daglo (Deputy Commander of the Rapid Support Forces), Jido Hamdan Ahmad (Commander in North Darfur), Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris (Brigadier), and Tejani Ibrahim Musa Mohamed (Field Commander).
According to the Security Council Committee, the four were involved in acts "threatening peace, security, and stability in Darfur," including acts of violence and severe human rights violations connected with the Rapid Support Forces' takeover of the city of Al-Fashir on October 26, 2025.
The committee reported that on the day of the attack, the forces committed mass killings of civilians at Al-Fashir University and Al-Saudi Hospital, and targeted executions of the Zaghawa tribe and non-Arab communities. Reports also documented widespread sexual violence, including gang rapes witnessed by relatives.
The committee accused the Rapid Support Forces of kidnapping four doctors, a pharmacist, and a nurse, and holding them for a ransom exceeding $150,000. The attack resulted in the displacement of about 70,000 people.
According to the committee, Abdel Rahim Daglo was present at a military base in Al-Fashir on the day of the attack, and video clips show him overseeing operations and ordering his fighters to "kill everyone." This penalty is the highest UN sanction to affect a figure in the Rapid Support Forces since the conflict erupted in 2023.
The Brigadier Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, also known as "The Butcher of Al-Fashir," is described by the committee as a principal perpetrator in the acts of violence. Video clips show him executing unarmed men and boasting about killing more than two thousand people, while smiling as he fired at civilians pleading for mercy.
The briefing also describes the involvement of both Jido Hamdan Ahmad and Tejani Ibrahim Musa Mohamed in the same pattern of mass killings, ethnically targeted executions, sexual violence, and medical staff detention.
Under the sanctions, all member states are required to freeze the assets of the four and prohibit their entry or transit through their territories.
The United Kingdom, the United States, and France had pushed for placing these names on the UN sanctions lists, after London and Washington had previously imposed separate sanctions on them.
This decision comes amidst a civil conflict that has caused the displacement of millions and widespread destruction in Sudan, especially in Darfur, where rights reports have stated that the actions of the Rapid Support Forces "bear the hallmarks of genocide".
