Last Updated: January 19, 2026
JAMES KOANG CHUOL
Aliases
James Koang Chol; James Koang Chual; James Koang Chol Ranley; Koang Chuol Ranley
Position
Commander of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLAIO) Special Division
Nationality
South Sudan
DoB
1961
Reg. ID
R00012098 , South Sudan
Other Information
Appointed commander of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) Special Division in December 2014. His forces have been engaged in attacks against civilians. In February 2014, forces under his command attacked United Nations camps, hospitals, churches, and schools, engaging in widespread rape, torture, and the destruction of prope...
Date of listing
2015-07-01
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK country specific
Target State
South Sudan
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to South Sudan continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous A...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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