The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan said it has identified Ethiopian nationals among foreign fighters serving with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the Sudanese Armed Forces.
In its report entitled “fuelling Sudan’s conflict: weapons, fighters and external support networks,” the mission said Ethiopian fighters including women were identified in El-Fasher and elsewhere while speaking their languages, and in some cases wearing uniforms of the Ethiopian National Defense Force.
According to the mission’s report seen by APA over the weekend, a wider investigation found out that foreign fighters, drone operators, technicians and military specialists are participating in the war alongside the RSF.
The mission said fighters South Sudan and Chad are also serving primarily in frontline roles with the RSF.
The mission separately said it had engaged with Ethiopia and several other states over allegations of supporting to the conflicting parties in Sudan through its entities operating or registered in those countries.
A 29 or 30 March 2026 strike on the Yabus market and nearby water-pump area killed at least 13 civilians and injured others, including women and children, according to the report.
More broadly, the mission concluded that both the RSF and Sudanese Armed Forces had committed serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during drone operations, with some conduct potentially amounting to war crimes.
It said external support had sustained the parties’ military capabilities and called for tighter controls on weapons, financing, personnel and technology that are fuelling the conflict.
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