### [2026-07-30](/feed/2026/07/30/index.md)

##### Sudanese civil war
# The Associated Press reports that two former child soldiers said they were trained by Colombian mercenaries after being conscripted by the Rapid Support Forces during the ongoing civil war in Sudan. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-child-soldiers-colombia-mercenaries-uae-rsf-9730de7a24a28895b2c2c500e7c1fd6b)
2. [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/30/sudan-war-child-soldiers-colombia-mercenaries-uae-rsf/65a1695a-8c29-11f1-8912-d71e69d679d7_story.html)

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1. [A probe by the United Nations fact-finding mission of Sudan finds that the Rapid Support Forces have committed mass killings, abductions ‌of women and girls, mass gang rapes, and forced starvation in the North Darfur city of El Fasher. ](/feed/2026/07/8/a-probe-by-the-united-nations-fact-finding-mission-of-sudan-finds-that-the-rapid-support-forces-have-committed-mass-kill.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
2. [The United Nations Human Rights Council orders an inquiry into alleged human rights violations around El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, warning that civilians face a risk of mass atrocities as the Rapid Support Forces encircles the city amid Sudan's civil war. ](/feed/2026/07/6/the-united-nations-human-rights-council-orders-an-inquiry-into-alleged-human-rights-violations-around-el-obeid-north-ko.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, civil war_
3. [Human Rights Watch accuses the United Arab Emirates of training Colombian mercenaries near Abu Dhabi, including a military base in Al Dhafra, to fight alongside the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's civil war. ](/feed/2026/05/25/human-rights-watch-accuses-the-united-arab-emirates-of-training-colombian-mercenaries-near-abu-dhabi-including-a-milita.md) _Context: Colombia, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, civil war_
4. [During a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, political groups in Sudan including the Somoud alliance and Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdul Wahid al-Nur approve a roadmap in a effort to end the civil war in the country. ](/feed/2026/05/23/during-a-meeting-in-nairobi-kenya-political-groups-in-sudan-including-the-somoud-alliance-and-sudan-liberation-movemen.md) _Context: Sudan, Sudanese civil war, civil war_
5. [A United Nations investigation finds that the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar facilitated the transfer of weapons, vehicles and Colombian mercenaries to Sudan to fight for the Rapid Support Forces against government forces. The operation was centred around Kufra, Libya, where LNA forces control Kufra Airport. ](/feed/2026/04/21/a-united-nations-investigation-finds-that-the-libyan-national-army-lna-led-by-khalifa-haftar-facilitated-the-transfer.md) _Context: Colombia, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
6. [At least 17 people are killed in a drone strike on a secondary school and a health center in Shukeiri, White Nile State, Sudan. Local authorities and the Sudan Doctors Union blame the Rapid Support Forces. ](/feed/2026/03/11/at-least-17-people-are-killed-in-a-drone-strike-on-a-secondary-school-and-a-health-center-in-shukeiri-white-nile-state.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
7. [Chad closes its border with Sudan after five Chadian soldiers and three civilians are killed, and 12 others are injured, in clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and militia groups affiliated with the Sudanese government. ](/feed/2026/02/23/chad-closes-its-border-with-sudan-after-five-chadian-soldiers-and-three-civilians-are-killed-and-12-others-are-injured.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
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9. [Twenty people are killed when a South Sudan Air Force Boeing 727 carrying drones for the Rapid Support Forces is destroyed in an airstrike by the Sudanese Armed Forces at Nyala Airport in Nyala, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/05/3/twenty-people-are-killed-when-a-south-sudan-air-force-boeing-727-carrying-drones-for-the-rapid-support-forces-is-destroy.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
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