Colombian mercenary troops trained on United Arab Emirates bases participated in atrocities committed by the rebel Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group during the ongoing Sudanese civil war, according to reports from NGOs Human Rights Watch and Conflict Insight Group last month. Global Security Services Group, an “Abu Dhabi-based security company,” hired “hundreds of Colombian private military contractors” who allegedly aided the RSF’s assault on the North Darfur capital of El Fasher, where rebels “took over the city and committed widespread killings and rape,” said HRW. The UAE has denied the reports, as rights groups call for further investigations and action.What links the UAE with Colombian mercenaries?
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