UN Says UAE, Colombia, Chad, Libya and Somalia Involved in Sudan War.

Friday 4 Sep 2026 {HMC} GENEVA – Foreign recruitment and external support networks are fuelling the war in Sudan, strengthening the military capabilities of the country’s warring parties and enabling increasingly sophisticated military operations with devastating consequences for civilians, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in a new report today.

The report, “Fuelling Sudan’s conflict: weapons, fighters and external support networks,” documents how transnational entities operating across several countries have recruited, trained and deployed foreign personnel to support the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), while also facilitating the transfer of weapons, ammunition, military technology and logistical support.

The report also finds reasonable grounds to believe that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) used foreign-supplied drones in its operations that harmed civilians and civilian objects.

States linked to these supply chains are under strict international legal obligations to exercise due diligence, investigate and halt illicit mercenary and supply networks operating from or through their territories, prevent violations, and enforce the UN arms embargo.