Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published an 83-page report alleging that the United Arab Emirates recruited hundreds of Colombian mercenaries through an Abu Dhabi-based private firm, Global Security Services Group (GSSG), described as linked to the UAE's ruling family, and deployed them alongside Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) — a paramilitary militia accused of war crimes in the Darfour region. According to the report, released on 26 May 2026, the mercenaries transited through UAE military bases near Abu Dhabi before being sent to Sudan, with some reportedly participating in the capture of El-Fasher in October 2025, a battle that a UN inquiry said bore "the characteristics of genocide." The UAE has denied providing any military support to the RSF, insisting its involvement in Sudan is purely humanitarian.