Tag: Colombia
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US Treasury sanctions Colombian mercenaries in Sudan: Colombian parliament approves law outlawing mercenaries
The US Treasury has sanctioned four Colombian-owned companies and several Colombian individuals for providing military and technical services to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan including technical support in using drones. The companies sanctioned include International Services Agency (A4SI), Global Staffing, Comercializadora San Bendito and Maine Global Corp. Individuals who have been sanctioned include Alvaro…
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War crimes or just war? Congressman Eugene Vindman calls for investigation against Secretary Pete Hegseth
Democratic Congressman Eugene Vindman is calling on an investigation of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s orders to kill survivors of a US airstrike against against a narco-trafficking speedboat. The story about the orders of the Secretary War was published by the Washington Post which states that the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth order NAVY Seal…
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Colombian mercenaries still flying to Sudan despite pledges by the Colombian President to cut the practice
Colombian mercenaries are still flying to Sudan to fight alongside the Rapid Support Forces despite a pledge by the Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, to cut the practice. The Colombian President, who is a regular critic of foreign wars abroad, had made a pledge to abolish mercenaryism last August. Colombian mercenaries, funded by the United Arab…
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More video evidence emerges of Colombian soldiers fighting in Al-Fashir this week
More video evidence has emerged of Colombian soldiers that took part in this week’s assault on Al-Fashir. The armed forces in Al-Fashir allied with the official Sudanese Army claim that they have fought against Colombian and South Sudanese mercenaries this week. Evidence shows them in fierce clashes with the Sudanese armed forces in the city…
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The United Arab Emirates bans Sudanese airlines after Sudan strikes Emirati plane with Colombian mercenaries in Nyala airport, Sudan
The United Arab Emirates has banned Sudanese airlines from its airspace and has even prevented a Sudanese oil tanker from taking off at Abu Dhabi’s airport. The decision follows an airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces against an Emirati plane in Sudan’s Nyala airport in Darfur, which was carrying up to 40 Colombian mercenaries according…
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Colombian soldiers arrive in Sudan and train child soldiers
Extensive footage and imagery online has been collected by various Sudanese and investigative reporters showing Colombian soldiers in Sudan participating in the Siege of Al-Fashir and also training g child soldiers with the genocidal group, the Rapid Support Forces. The city of Al-Fashir is currently being besieged by the RSF with the aid of the…
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Colombian mercenaries confirm they entered Sudan through the Libyan/Chad border
Colombian mercenaries who fought in Sudan on behalf of the Rapid Support Forces interviewed by The Africa Report have claimed that they entered Sudan through the Libyan/Chad border. The Libyan/Chad border in the north-west of Sudan is an important crossing point for the RSF from which it receives military aid donated by the United Arab…
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G20 Highlights
Hosted in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the conference by announcing a global alliance against hunger and poverty. The pledge was signed by 82 countries, including all G20 members except for Argentina. The statement can be found here. US President Joe Biden missed the family…
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The Pope that lost the plot
When the Jesuit and Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was appointed Pope in 2013, it seemed that the Vatican was leaning toward a more liberal position. Indeed, the head of the Catholic Church has taken various bold positions which have irked the conservative forces in the Church most notably his increasing acceptance of the LGBT…
