Last Updated: February 21, 2026
Hussein BARSHAM
Position
RSF Field Commander
Nationality
Sudan
Official reason
The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Hussein Barsham is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because he, as a Commander in the RSF, is or has been responsible for promoting the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, and engagin...
Date of listing
2026-02-05
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Regime
UN, UK country specific
Target State
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
These Regulations are made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (c.13) to establish a sanctions regime in relation to Sudan for the purposes of implementing many of the obligations that the United Kingdom has under UN Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004), 1591 (2005), 1672 (2006) and 2035 (2012). Following the United Kingdom'...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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