EU adds four RSF commanders to Sudan sanctions list
The Council of the European Union amended its Sudan sanctions regime to add four Rapid Support Forces commanders, aligning the bloc’s measures with U.N. designations made on Feb. 24, 2026. The changes take effect on publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
BRUSSELS, March 5, 2026 — The Council of the European Union adopted an implementing regulation adding four individuals to Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan.
The newly listed individuals are identified as Rapid Support Forces commanders: Hamdan Ahmed Gedo, also known as Abu Nashuk; Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo; Abdullah Idris Al-Fateh, also known as Abu Lulu; and Mohamed Tijani Ibrahim Moussa, also known as Al Zeir Salem. The regulation states the four were added after the United Nations Security Council committee established under Resolution 1591(2005) designated them on Feb. 24, 2026.
According to the annex, the four were listed for engaging in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security or stability of Darfur, including acts of violence and human rights abuses. The annex links the designations to events in El Fasher, North Darfur, on Oct. 26, 2025, including mass killings of civilians, ethnically targeted executions, reported sexual violence, kidnappings of medical staff for ransom, and large-scale displacement.
The regulation was adopted on March 5, 2026, and says it enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all member states.
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