One year after El Fasher fell to the Rapid Support Forces, the UK announced sanctions on 15 senior commanders from both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces for suspected atrocities, including conflict-related sexual violence, according to a Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office release dated 26 October 2026. Those designated face a travel ban and asset freeze. Among them are RSF colonel Hussein Abu Jalak and Al-Nour Ahmed Adam, known as "Al-Qubba."

The announcement followed UK-funded reporting by the Centre for Information Resilience describing systematic starvation and sexual violence against civilians by both sides of the conflict. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the perpetrators must be held accountable and that external backing for the warring parties must end.

The UK is allocating £5 million for services and supplies for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, including sexual and reproductive healthcare, maternal health services, psychosocial support and safe spaces for women and girls. A further £10 million will support the humanitarian response, including clean water and sanitation around Tawila and essential services in El Obeid, amid risks worsened by attacks on infrastructure, aid obstruction and El Nino-induced drought.