Phone tracking shows how Colombian mercenaries backed Sudan's RSF - report
Investigation by Conflict Insights Group uses mobile phone data to prove UAE involvement with Colombian fighters supporting Rapid Support Forces
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- A new report by the Conflict Insights Group (CIG) uses phone tracking data to prove that a network of Colombian mercenaries backed by the UAE provided critical support to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), enabling the capture of el-Fasher last year.
- The investigation tracked over 50 mobile phones of Colombian fighters between April 2025 and January 2026, showing them travelling from a UAE military base to Sudan.
- The mercenaries operated as part of the Desert Wolves brigade, led by sanctioned retired Colombian Colonel Alvaro Quijano.
AI-generated summary
A new report by the Conflict Insights Group (CIG) uses phone tracking data to prove that a network of Colombian mercenaries backed by the UAE provided critical support to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), enabling the capture of el-Fasher last year. The investigation tracked over 50 mobile phones of Colombian fighters between April 2025 and January 2026, showing them travelling from a UAE military base to Sudan. The mercenaries operated as part of the Desert Wolves brigade, led by sanctioned retired Colombian Colonel Alvaro Quijano. The fall of el-Fasher was accompanied by mass atrocities assessed as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
