Overnight World Report · October 26, 2026, 6:37 PM CDT
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- Britain sanctions Sudanese commanders over weaponised rape (via Al Jazeera)
Britain sanctions Sudanese commanders over weaponised rape.
Sanctions issued over mass killings and widespread sexual violence against civilians during the fall of el-Fasher.
The United Kingdom has sanctioned 15 Sudanese military commanders, militia leaders and security officials from both sides of the ongoing civil war accused of committing war crimes during the fall of the city of el-Fasher.
Commanders from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces were sanctioned for sexual violence, torture and attacks on civilians.
The measures include travel bans and asset freezes, with the wider aim of ensuring that “the horrors that took place at El Fasher will be known to the world”, the UK Foreign Office said.
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The move comes one year after the fall of the city of el-Fasher, which became a focal point of Sudan’s war last year as civilians faced a prolonged siege, reported mass killings, widespread sexual violence and attacks on hospitals.[1]
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