Phone ” ” ” The The The The The He is based in the UAE and has been sanctioned by the US and UK governments for recruiting Colombians to fight in Sudan.The Desert Wolves were paid and employed by a UAE-based company with documented ties to senior Emirati government officials, according to La Silla Vacia and documents obtained by the CIG, the report says.The CIG also says it identified devices with Spanish-language settings at a port in Somalia with links to the UAE, and at a town in south-eastern Libya believed to be a logistical hub for the flow of weapons to the RSF, allegedly facilitated by the Emirates.The number of Colombian fighters in Sudan has previously been estimated in the low hundreds.The US has twice sanctioned Colombian nationals and associated companies for recruiting mercenaries to fight in Sudan, in December and again last week.The US Treasury Department has said that Colombian fighters supported the RSF capture of el-Fasher but has stopped short of making a direct connection to the UAE.More BBC stories on Sudan war:’I saw them driving over injured people’ – the terrifying escape from war in SudanThree years of messages at once – a chronicle of Sudan’s war pours in as trapped reporter’s phone turns on’I can’t afford to save both twins’: Sudan’s war left one mother with an impossible choice’The weapons were loud, but there was always music’: Sudanese band play on through the warGetty Images/BBCGo to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent.Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafricaBBC Africa podcastsFocus on AfricaThis Is AfricaUnited Arab EmiratesSudanAfricaColombia
