The United States has sanctioned three leaders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group whose members have committed genocide in Sudan.
The trio of Elfateh Abdullah Idris Adam, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed Mohamed, and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed hold self-titled ranks of Brigadier General and Field Commander.
Elfateh Abdullah Idris Adam, who brazenly filmed his atrocities, including executing civilians in El Fasher, was designated under Section 7031(c) for gross violations of human rights.
The RSF has perpetrated well-documented barbarity in Sudan since April 2023, after a power struggle within the government that seized power following the 2021 coup.
The U.S. said the RSF and allied militias engaged in killings, torture, and sexual violence in El Fasher during the months-long siege and capture in October 2025, targeting civilians based on their ethnicity and tribe.
The RSF also prevented food and other humanitarian assistance from entering the city, leading to famine and disease, a State Department readout notes.
America said it seeks a lasting peace in Sudan and an end to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, urging “the belligerents” to accept the U.S.-brokered humanitarian truce without preconditions.
Last November, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. was aware that multiple players were involved in the Sudanese crisis, and vowed that the Trump Administration would go after them.
The RSF attacks in late October 2025 left more than 400 dead, according to the World Health Organization. The victims included patients and companions at the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher.
The United Kingdom announced measures against four RSF leaders in December 2025. The European Union took a similar action in January 2026, sanctioning both RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) actors.
