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UK Sanctions Sudanese Commanders Over El Fasher Atrocities

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The UK has sanctioned 15 military commanders from both sides of Sudan's conflict on the first anniversary of the deadly fall of El Fasher.

The UK has targeted 15 senior Sudanese commanders from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) with travel bans and asset freezes.
The sanctions follow the first anniversary of the fall of El Fasher and accusations of a campaign of sexual violence during the siege.
Up to 10,000 people are believed to have been slaughtered during the RSF's two-day takeover of the city, with another 40,000 remaining unaccounted for.
The massacre followed an 18-month starvation siege by the RSF.
Fewer than 70,000 people remain in El Fasher out of a prewar population exceeding 1 million.
Sanctioned individuals include RSF colonel Hussein Abu Jalak and Al-Nour Ahmed Adam, also known as Al-Qubba.
The broader Sudanese conflict has forced 14 million people to flee their homes and increasingly evolved into a drone war.