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UK sanctions 15 commanders from rival Sudan factions over wartime rape

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Britain has imposed sanctions on 15 military leaders from rival factions in Sudan, including commanders from the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces, accusing them of wartime rape, torture, and attacks on civilians following the fall of al-Fashir last year. The UK's measures are based on research funded by Britain that documented systematic abuses against civilians during the conflict. Additionally, London pledged an extra £15 million in humanitarian aid for survivors and victims in Sudan.

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Britain sanctioned 15 commanders from both sides of Sudan's ongoing conflict on October 26, targeting military leaders and security officials accused of sexual violence, torture, and attacks on civilians, particularly linked to the fall of al-Fashir a year earlier. The sanctions include figures from the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces, as well as allied militia groups. This move follows UK-funded research that detailed systematic abuses in North Darfur, including starvation and sexual violence against civilians during the conflict over al-Fashir. London pledged an additional £15 million ($20 million) for humanitarian aid and support for survivors of abuse.

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Britain on Monday sanctioned 15 military commanders, militia leaders and security officials from both sides of Sudan's conflict, accusing them of waging sexual violence, torture and attacks on civilians linked to the fall of al-Fashir.

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The measures come a year after the fall of al-Fashir, the North Darfur capital that became a focal point of Sudan's war, where civilians were subjected to a prolonged siege, reported mass killings and widespread sexual violence.

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UK sanctions 15 commanders from rival Sudan factions over wartime rape LONDON, Oct 26 - Britain on Monday sanctioned 15 military commanders, militia leaders and security officials from both sides of Sudan's conflict, accusing them of waging sexual violence, torture and attacks on civilians linked to the fall of al-Fashir.

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UK sanctions 15 commanders from rival Sudan factions over wartime rape · assertive framing

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Britain → sanction → Fashir

Those targeted include commanders from the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces, as well as leaders of armed groups allied to the army, in what London said was its latest effort to hold perpetrators of abuses accountable. asserted

perpetrators → target → abuses

The measures come a year after the fall of al-Fashir, the North Darfur capital that became a focal point of Sudan's war, where civilians were subjected to a prolonged siege, reported mass killings and widespread sexual violence. asserted

civilians → come → killings

Britain said the action followed the publication of UK-funded research by the Centre for Information Resilience, which documented what it described as systematic starvation and conflict-related sexual violence against civilians by both sides in the war. asserted

it → say → war

It pledged an additional £15 million ($20 million) in humanitarian and survivor support for Sudan. asserted

It → pledge → Sudan