Atrocities in Sudan backed by Colombian mercenaries trained at UAE bases, says report

Atrocities in Sudan backed by Colombian mercenaries trained at UAE bases, says report Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/26/2026 - 12:51 Hundreds of Colombian contractors transited through Emirati bases in Sudan to support the RSF Sudanese students leave a school operated by the Sudanese Coalition for Education for All, in partnership with Unicef, south of Port Sudan on 26 April 2026 (Khaled Desouki/AFP) Off Columbian mercenaries who helped carry out atrocities in Sudan were trained at Emirati bases in the country, according to a new report. Human Rights Watch said it had evidence that special military contractors sent Colombians to the north African country to back the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary in their fight against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The report said that since 2024, Global Security Services Group (GSSG), an Abu Dhabi-based security company, has hired hundreds of Colombian private military contractors who deployed to Sudan to fight alongside the RSF.