US sanctions Indian CEO and firm over Sudan war supplies

The United States imposed sanctions on eight individuals and entities on Friday, June 26, 2026, targeting networks accused of supplying weapons and recruiting foreign fighters to fuel Sudan's civil war. Among those designated are Indian businessman Alok Choudhari and his Raipur-based explosives manufacturing firm, SBL Energy Limited, also known as Amin Explosive Private Limited.

U.S. authorities allege SBL Energy supplied more than 200 shipments of explosives and related materials since 2024 to Sudan-based Target Multi-activities Company Limited (TMAC). The Treasury Department stated TMAC is controlled by Sudan's Defense Industries System (DIS), the nation's largest defense enterprise, which supports the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The explosives were subsequently used in bombs deployed by the SAF, according to the sanctions announcement.

The action also targeted a separate network accused of recruiting former Colombian military personnel to fight for the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This network is led by retired Colombian officer Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra and his wife, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, who were previously sanctioned. U.S. authorities also...