Today, Monday 26 October, the UK Government has designated the following 15 individuals under the Sudan Sanctions Regime.
Designated Individuals:
Name: Unique ID: Abu Zaid Talha AL-MISBAH SUD0047 Hussein Abo JALAK SUD0048 Awad Al-Karim ALI SAEED SUD0049 Abdel Moneim ABDEL BASSET SUD0050 Ibrahim Gibril OMER SUD0062 Abdallah Ali AHMED SUD0063 Ahmed Barrir Haj AHMED SUD0064 Siddiq Ali Wad AL-BASHA SUD0065 Abbas Khater BAKHIT SUD0066 Khademallah Khashmin HERIKA SUD0067 Hamdan AL-KAJLI SUD0068 Abdelbagi Dahab TALBO SUD0069 Mustafa Abdullah Ahmed SHENIBAT SUD0070 Al-Nour Ahmed ADAM SUD0071 Ali RIZQALLAH SUD0072
The Sudan Sanctions Notice:
Sanctions Notice: 26 October 2026
Regime: Sudan
Additions:
The following individuals have been added and are now subject to the sanctions listed:
OFSI Sanctions Type: Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction
Abu Zaid Talha AL-MISBAH
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Abu Zaid Talha Al-Misbah is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely being responsible for and providing support for the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan through his role as Commander of the Al-Baraa bin Malik Battalions during the systematic campaign of violence against civilians in Gezira State, including against persons on the basis of their ethnicity or religious beliefs.
- Nationalities: Sudan
- Positions: Commander of the Al-Baraa bin Malik Battalions
- Genders: Male
- Name variation: Abu Zaid Talha AL-MISHAB
- Titles: Commander
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0047 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Hussein Abo Jalak
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Hussein Abo Jalak is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely being responsible for the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, through his role as a Rapid Support Forces commander including during the systematic campaign of violence against civilians in El Fasher.
- Nationalities: Sudan
- Positions: RSF Commander
- Genders: Male
- Name variation: Hussein Abu Jalak
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0048 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Awad Al-Karim ALI SAEED
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Awad Al-Karim Ali Saeed is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely being responsible for and providing support for the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan through his role as a Major General of the Sudanese Armed Forces and commander of the 1st Infantry Division in Gezira during the systematic campaign of violence against civilians in Gezira State including against persons on the basis of their ethnicity or religious beliefs.
- Nationalities: Sudan
- Positions: Major General of the SAF and Commander of the 1st Infantry Division in Gezira (Al-Jazira) state
- Genders: Male
- Titles: Major General
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0049 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Abdel Moneim ABDEL BASSET
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Abdel Moneim ABDEL BASSET is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely being responsible for and providing support for the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan through his role as a Major General of the Sudanese Armed Forces during the systematic campaign of violence against civilians in Gezira State including against persons on the basis of their ethnicity or religious beliefs.
- Nationalities: Sudan
- Positions: Major General of the SAF
- Genders: Male
- Name variations: Abdel-Moneim ABDEL-BASIT; Abdel Basset ABEL MONEIM
- Titles: Major General
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0050 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Ibrahim Gibril OMER
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Ibrahim Gibril OMER (“Abu Wafi”) is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely being responsible for and providing support for the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, through his role as Major of the Rapid Support Forces and Commander for the North Darfur section of the Rapid Support Forces, and through his association with Gedo Hamdan Ahmed, an involved person.
- Nationalities: Sudan
- Positions: Major in the Rapid Support Forces and RSF commander for the North Darfur sector
- Genders: Male
- AKA: Abu WAFI
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0062 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Abdallah Ali AHMED
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Abdalla Ali AHMED is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely providing support for or promoting the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan. He continues to be the Director of Gezira State Police and was so during the systematic campaign of violence against civilians in Wad Madani.
- Nationalities: Sudan
- Positions: Director of the Gezira State Police
- Genders: Male
- Name variations: Abdul-Ila Ali AHMED; Abdulelah Ali Ahmed MOHAMMED
- Name (non-Latin script): عبد الله علي أحمد (script type: Arabic)
- Titles: Major General
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0063 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Ahmed Barrir Haj AHMED
- UK statement of reasons: Ahmed Haj Barrir AHMED is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely he is responsible for or promoting the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, namely the deliberate targeting of civilians. He was a Brigadier General in the Sudanese Armed Forces during the time of the Wad Madani massacre in Gezira State.
- Nationalities: Sudan
- Positions: Brigadier General
- Genders: Male
- Name variation: Ahmed Bereir HAJ-AHMED
- Name (non-Latin script): احمد بریر حاج أحمد (script type: Arabic)
- Titles: Brigadier General
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0064 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Siddiq Ali Wad AL-BASHA
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Siddiq Ali Wad AL-BASHA is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 since he is or has been involved in a relevant activity. As Commander of the Abdullah Jamaa Battalion, he is responsible for or has provided support for violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, including the use of violence based on ethnicity, specifically against the Kanabi people, the deliberate targeting of civilians, and rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence during the “recapture” of Wad Madani in Gezira State.
- Nationalities: Sudan
- Positions: Commander
- Genders: Male
- Name variation: Siddig Ali AL-BASHA
- AKA: Siddiq AL-DIHAISH; AL-DIHEESH; Martyr AL-DIHEESH
- Names (non-Latin script): الصدیق على ودالباشا (script type: Arabic); صدیق الدحیش (script type: Arabic)
- Titles: Commander
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0065 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Abbas Khater BAKHIT
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Abbas Khater Bakhit (“BAKHIT”) is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 based on the following grounds: BAKHIT is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely he has been responsible for or engaged in serious human rights violations or abuses as Lieutenant Colonel of the Rapid Support Forces and Commander overseeing the Al-Mina Al-Bari Detention Centre. In particular, he directed or participated in the torture of detainees during the “take over” of El Fasher in October 2025. BAKHIT is associated with an involved person, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed (“Ahmed”). Ahmed is Lieutenant General and Deputy Commander of the Rapid Support Forces who has engaged in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Darfur, including acts of violence and human rights abuses. Ahmed was BAKHIT’s superior at the Al-Mina Al-Bari Detention Centre.
- Nationalities: Sudan
- Positions: Commander of the RSF
- Genders: Male
- Titles: Lieutenant Colonel
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0066 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Khademallah Khashmin HERIKA
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Khademallah Khashmin Herika is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 as she is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely promoting the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan. As Major Commander of the “Female Element” of the Rapid Support Forces, she has promoted rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence in El Fasher and Garni.
- Nationalities: Sudan
- Positions: RSF Major and Commander of the female element of the RSF
- Genders: Female
- Name variation: Khademallah Khashmin HERIKA
- AKA: Shiraz KHALID
- Titles: Major
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0067 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Hamdan AL-KAJLI
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State considers has reasonable grounds to suspect that Hamdan AL-KAJLI is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 based on the following grounds: he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely he is responsible for the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, including rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, through his role a Commander of the Rapid Support Forces. he is associated with an involved person, Abdul Rahim Daglo, who is Deputy Leader of the Rapid Support Forces
- Genders: Male
- Titles: Commander
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0068 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Abdelbagi Dahab TALBO
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Abdelbagi Dahab TALBO is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely he is responsible for or provided support for the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, including rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence. He is a Colonel in the Rapid Support Forces who was present at the “takeover” of Zamzam Internally Displaced Persons Camp in April 2025 where there were numerous accounts of conflict-related sexual violence perpetrated by members of the Rapid Support Forces.
- Genders: Male
- Titles: Colonel
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0069 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Mustafa Abdullah Ahmed SHENIBAT
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Mustafa Abdullah Ahmed SHENIBAT is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because he is or has been involved in a relevant activity. He is responsible for or provided support for the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, including rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence through his role as a Colonel of the Rapid Support Forces during its “takeover” of the Zamzam Internally Displaced Persons Camp in April 2025.
- Genders: Male
- Titles: Colonel
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0070 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Al-Nour Ahmed ADAM
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect Al-Nour Ahmed ADAM is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because he has been involved in a relevant activity, namely he was responsible for the commission of violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, including violence against persons on the basis of their ethnicity and the deliberate targeting of civilians. As a Major General in the Rapid Support Forces, he played a commanding role issuing direct orders during the “takeover” of El Fasher in October 2025. He has since defected to the Sudanese Armed Forces.
- AKA: AL-GUBA; AL-QUBBA
- Name (non-Latin script): ،النور أحمد آدم (script type: Arabic)
- Titles: Major General
- Address country: Sudan
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0071 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Ali RIZQALLAH
- UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Ali Rizqallah is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because has been involved in a relevant activity. As a Senior Field Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, he was responsible for violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan including violence against persons based on their ethnicity and the forced displacement of the civilian population. He has recently defected to the Sudanese Armed Forces.
- Genders: Male
- Name variation: Ali RIZEIGALLAH
- AKA: AL-SAVANA; AL-SAVANNA; AL-SAVANNAH; EL-SAVANNA
- Name (non-Latin script): علي رزق الله (script type: Arabic)
- Titles: Brigadier General
- Designation source: UK
- Date designated: 26/10/2026
- Last updated: 26/10/2026
- Party Type: Individual
- Unique ID: SUD0072 | OFSI Regime: The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
And FCDO even issued a press release:
Press release
UK sanctions senior commanders implicated in campaign of rape in Sudan and unveils new support for survivors
- English
- العربيَّة
One year after the fall of El Fasher, the UK is bringing forward a new package of action designed to shine a spotlight on the horrific violence seen during the siege of the city.From:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MPPublished:26 October 2026
- UK unleashes sanctions against military commanders suspected of atrocities, including conflict-related sexual violence, during fall of El Fasher.
- Survivors to receive further support while humanitarian aid is strengthened in El Obeid and North Darfur, as conflict and El Nino-induced drought threatens famine.
- Action comes as UK-backed investigations expose campaign of deliberate starvation and sexual violence by all sides in the conflict.
One year after the fall of El Fasher, the UK is today bringing forward a new package of action designed to shine a spotlight on the horrific violence seen during the siege of the city – and help survivors rebuild their lives.
15 senior commanders from both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have been sanctioned for suspected atrocities, including conflict-related sexual violence. This includes Hussein Abu Jalak, an RSF colonel linked to atrocities during the siege of El Fasher, and Al-Nour Ahmed Adam (“Al-Qubba”), identified as present and playing a prominent role in besieging and attacking the city.
The sanctions impose a travel ban and asset freeze on those designated, while further ensuring the horrors that took place at El Fasher will be known to the world.
The announcement follows the release of UK-funded reporting by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR), revealing a campaign of systematic starvation and conflict-related sexual violence against civilians in Sudan from both sides of the conflict.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said:
The war in Sudan has created a humanitarian catastrophe.
A year on from the atrocities in El Fasher, UK-funded investigations have shown that rape and starvation are still being weaponised against the people of Sudan.
These are crimes against our humanity – the perpetrators must be held accountable and support from all external backers to the warring parties must end.
El-Nino may worsen an already desperate situation, but whether famine takes hold is in the hands of the RSF and SAF – they must stop attacking aid convoys and let food reach communities.”
The UK is also allocating £5 million to support the survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan. The funding will go towards a range of services and supplies for survivors, including sexual and reproductive healthcare, maternal health services, psychosocial support, and safe spaces for women and girls.
A £10 million package will also be allocated to support the ongoing response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan, against a backdrop of increased risk of famine driven by attacks on markets, health facilities, displacement camps and other infrastructure, obstruction of aid and El Nino-induced drought.
It will help to improve access to clean water and sanitation in displacement sites around Tawila, reducing the risk of disease outbreaks, while supporting health, protection and other essential humanitarian services in El Obeid, where conflict and restrictions on humanitarian access have left civilians facing acute needs.
One year ago, after an eighteen-month siege that starved hundreds of thousands of civilians, El Fasher fell to the Rapid Support Forces. In the days that followed, civilians were massacred, women and girls were subjected to horrific sexual violence, and entire communities were devastated.
Now, one year later, further UK-supported CIR reporting has this week shown the brutal tactics used during the siege are still being deployed across Sudan.
Siege tactics, drone attacks on civilian infrastructure and humanitarian operations, and the systematic obstruction of aid are all regularly used as weapons of war, with CIR-sourced footage showing RSF fighters discussing shutting off water supplies to El Fasher and preventing traders from bringing food into the city.
Sexual violence is also rampant, with CIR reporting describing women and girls being abducted, repeatedly raped, and held in conditions amounting to sexual slavery.
Today’s sanctions follow five previous rounds of UK sanctions related to Sudan’s conflict that have targeted suspected perpetrators in Sudan and the networks which support them.
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