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Recruitment of Colombian Mercenaries in Sudan: Noticias Caracol Investigation Exposes UAE’s Role in Supporting the Rapid Support Militia (Janjaweed) A recent investigation by Colombia’s Noticias Caracol television channel has uncovered a shadowy and complex network that recruits Colombian mercenaries and deploys them to fight in Sudan’s war, organized and financed by companies based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) seeking to hide their fingerprints. The report makes clear that these mercenaries are being sent directly to fight alongside the UAE-backed Rapid Support Militia (Janjaweed). The investigation featured the testimony of retired sergeant Dante Incapié, who spoke on behalf of his fellow countrymen trapped in Sudan. Many of them, he explained, signed contracts without knowing their destination or the entity they would serve. Once deployed, they found themselves fighting in a war that was not theirs, facing threats that prevent them from returning home and that endanger their families in Colombia. According to the report, the recruitment operation is led by retired Colombian Colonel Álvaro Quejano and his wife, Claudia Olivares, through a network linked to Global Security Service Group, a company headquartered in the UAE. Quejano once served in the special forces before leaving the army more than 15 years ago, after his name surfaced in investigations over alleged ties to the Norte del Valle Cartel, one of Colombia’s most powerful drug cartels, and to drug kingpins including Diego León Montoya, alias Don Diego. This background inevitably raises serious questions about the nature of the UAE’s dealings with drug cartels in Colombia, given its continued engagement with Quejano and his companies despite this history. Former soldiers who gave testimony described the operation run by Quejano and his wife as outright human trafficking, where veterans are exploited and sold to the highest bidder. Documents obtained by Noticias Caracol reveal contracts and invoices bearing the logo of the Emirati company. However, payments were not made directly through Abu Dhabi, but funneled via a Panamanian entity, Global Staffing, to conceal any direct link to the UAE. Travel routes were also altered to avoid detection. Initially, mercenaries traveled from Bogotá to Abu Dhabi via Madrid or Paris. Later, the path was changed so they were routed through Paris to Libya, Ethiopia, or Somalia before entering Sudan overland. According to sources, this adjustment was made after the death of a Colombian mercenary in Sudan whose documents showed he had entered the country through Dubai. The scale of the operation is staggering. Testimonies suggest that between 300 and 2,000 Colombian mercenaries are currently deployed in Sudan, most of them in Darfur, with reports linking them to war crimes and serious violations committed alongside the UAE-backed Rapid Support Militia (Janjaweed). The financial profits are immense. Emirati firms reportedly pay about $1,500 per fighter per month, adding up to nearly $3 million monthly if 2,000 men are deployed. Yet many mercenaries never receive their full wages, leaving them doubly exploited — as expendable fighters and as victims of financial abuse. Analysts and human rights experts cited in the report stressed that the UAE’s motives are not humanitarian but strategic. They revolve around securing Sudan’s gold resources and gaining access to Red Sea ports, in line with Abu Dhabi’s broader regional ambitions. While the UAE officially denies any involvement in mercenary recruitment or human rights violations, the documents and testimonies presented in the investigation make clear that the financial and logistical trails all point back to Abu Dhabi and its sponsorship of the Janjaweed. The Noticias Caracol investigation concludes that Colombian mercenaries have become fuel for Sudan’s war, trapped in a system of exploitation that enriches private companies and advances Abu Dhabi’s geopolitical goals. Despite its denials, the UAE emerges as the central architect of a recruitment, financing, and transport network that deploys mercenaries to fight alongside the Rapid Support Militia (Janjaweed) — all while working to conceal its role. #Sudan #RSFisTerroristOrganization #UAEKillsSudanesePeople #UAESponsorsTerrorism