US Imposes Sanctions on Companies Linked to the War in Sudan

Washington – Sudanhorizon
The United States has imposed new sanctions as of Friday on companies it said were “fueling the devastating war in Sudan,” while an advisor to the head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council has criticized Washington’s move against the military, which he said was struggling to prevent abuses committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on eight individuals and entities it said were linked to procurement and recruitment networks that continue to fuel the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militias.
According to the decision published by the US State Department, these networks have enabled both sides to expand and intensify the conflict, contributing to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and further destabilizing an already fragile region.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bisent said that the Trump Administration is committed to advancing efforts to achieve lasting peace in Sudan and end the conflict. Networks profiting from the conflict in Sudan jeopardize the prospects for the humanitarian truce that the Sudanese people so desperately need.
The United States reiterated its call for the warring parties in Sudan to accept and implement an immediate and unconditional three-month humanitarian truce. It stated that such a truce would allow for increased humanitarian access to those in need, protect civilians, and create an environment conducive to further negotiations toward a permanent ceasefire.
Washington also reiterated its call for external actors to cease all forms of financial and military support to the parties involved in the conflict.
– Details of the sanctions:

The punitive action was taken pursuant to Executive Order 14098, titled “Sanctions on Certain Individuals Who Destabilize Sudan and Undermine the Goal of Democratic Transition.”
The OFAC investigation into the sanctioned individuals and entities was conducted in close collaboration with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s National Targeting Center.
The decision targeted military suppliers and contractors, most notably the Defense Industries System (DIS), which the decision described as the largest defense institution in Sudan, maintaining the armed forces’ arsenal of weapons, ammunition, vehicles, and equipment.
According to the decision, DIS controls a large number of subsidiaries, including the Sudanese conglomerate GIAD Industrial Group.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had previously imposed sanctions on DIS and GIAD on June 1, 2023.
The US sanctions also targeted Target Multiactivities Company Ltd. (TMAC), a Sudanese company controlled by DIS through the GIAD Group. The Treasury Department stated that senior officer Tariq Hussein Mohammed Madani serves as the company’s general manager.
The US decision stated that this company imported explosives and related materials into Sudan from Egyptian and Indian companies, including the Indian explosives manufacturer SBL Energy Limited.
The US sanctions placed SBL Energy Limited, headed by Indian businessman Alok Choudhary, on its sanctions list for allegedly supplying TMAC with more than 200 shipments of explosives and related materials since 2024.
The US also sanctioned Ports Engineering Company LTD, a Sudanese public works construction company owned by Sudanese government entities, including the GIAD Group.
The decision added that since the outbreak of the conflict in April 2023, the company has importeduniforms and footwear worn by Sudanese intelligence personnel from a UAE company, and ammunition belts and weapons crates from a Turkish company.”

Basis for the sanctions:
OFAC sanctioned TMAC pursuant to Executive Order 14098 because it is a foreign entity owned or controlled by, or has acted or purported to act, directly or indirectly, on behalf of DIS, an entity sanctioned under the Executive Order.
OFAC sanctioned Tariq Hussein Mohamed Madani because he is a foreign person who is or has served as a leader, officer, senior executive, or board member of TMAC.
DOFAC imposed sanctions on SBL Energy Limited for providing material, financial, or technological support, goods, or services to or in support of TMAC.
OFAC also imposed sanctions on Alok Choudhary for being, or having been, a leader, officer, senior executive, or board member of SBL Energy Limited.
Furthermore, OFAC imposed sanctions on Ports Engineering Company LTD for being owned or controlled, or acting or purporting to act, directly or indirectly, on behalf of Sudan Master Technology, a sanctioned entity.

Colombian Network:
OFAC took action in December 2025 and April 2026 against a transnational network led by retired Colombian military officer Álvaro Andrés Quijano Becerra and his wife, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, who recruited former members of the Colombian military to fight alongside the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an armed group that committed genocide.
Quijano and Oliveros carried out this scheme using companies they controlled, including:
International Services Agency (A4SI) in Colombia.
Fénix Human Resources S.A.S. in Colombia.
Talent Bridge, S.A. in Panama (formerly Global Staffing S.A.).
The Panamanian company was used to reduce A4SI’s legal liability and conceal its links to the company that recruited the Colombian fighters.
Panamanian nationals Enrique Daniel Palacios Quintanilla and Jack Peter Derman Guzman, along with Colombian national Freddy Alejandro López Ocampo, were all associated with Talent Bridge S.A. since its founding in 2022. Each held official positions within the company, with Palacios serving as resident agent, director, and secretary.
Derman served as director, founder, authorized representative, and treasurer.
Oliveros succeeded him as president of the company in July 2025, at which time the company changed its name to Talent Bridge S.A.
Lopez served as secretary, director, and founder.
OfAC imposed sanctions on Palacios, Derman, and Lopez under Executive Order 14098 because they are foreign persons who hold or have held leadership, executive, or board-level positions at Talent Bridge S.A., an entity sanctioned under Executive Order 14098, during their tenure in those positions.
Government Reaction:
In the first government reaction to the sanctions, Amjad Farid al-Tayeb, Advisor to the head of the Sovereign Council, criticized Washington, saying it was merely issuing statements expressing concern about civilians trapped in El Obeid and warning of potential atrocities similar to those in El Fasher if the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces militia.
He added in a tweet on the X platform that the United States is simultaneously imposing sanctions on the government side fighting to prevent the fall of El Obeid and avert these atrocities, obstructing the delivery of weapons needed to defend El Obeid, and threatening further sanctions through its representative in the Quartet, Massad Boulos, who is reportedly about to be transferred, at his own request, to the position of US ambassador to the UAE, a country that continues to support the Rapid Support Forces militia with weapons, equipment, and political cover.
Farid continued, “This scenario embodies everything that is flawed and wrong in the international community’s approach to the war in Sudan. It reveals a crisis of international initiatives that is not limited to a mere failure to protect civilians, but almost amounts to practical complicity in the genocide and war crimes committed by the militia.”

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