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UNBELIEVABLE: Colombian mercenaries fighting for sudanese forces suspected of war crimes report - Caught on Camera

At least 300 Colombian mercenaries were reportedly deployed to fight in Sudan’s civil war, according to a Colombian newspaper investigation published last year. (Credit: Via The Guardian)

Companies registered in the UK have been recruiting hundreds of former Colombian military members to fight with Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group accused of war crimes and genocide, according to a new report.

The Guardian noted that the mercenaries have been directly involved in the RSF's seizure of the city of El Fasher in late October, which led to a massacre that killed at least 60,000 people, according to analysts.

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