Complicit Dossier

Procurement and supply networks · individual (official / former official) · Sudan

Lt Gen Yasser al-Atta

  • Reported or alleged link, not established
  • Grade C: Single sourceStrongest record: single source
  • 1 documented tie · 5 steps from the SAF

Also recorded as: ياسر العطا; Yasir al-Atta; Yassir al-Atta

The link to SAF arms procurement rests on UAE prosecution statements carried by UAE state media (grade C at best). No verdict found. Any grade A on this record refers to earlier sanctions or official role, not to this allegation.

Flagged for legal review before publication.

Senior SAF general (member of the Sovereignty Council; described in agency copy as army chief of staff). Listed among the 13 individual defendants and 'charged in absentia'; prosecutors call him deputy chair of the armament committee.

Their response

  • No personal response found. SAF spokesman rejected the April 2025 announcement as fabricated (Sudan Tribune, 30 Apr 2025).

Records

1

Each record carries its own grade. A grade describes the source for that record, not the actor.

Grade C: Single source

Lt Gen Yasser Abdulrahman Hassan Al Atta

2024-2026

Senior SAF general (member of the Sovereignty Council; described in agency copy as army chief of staff). Listed among the 13 individual defendants and 'charged in absentia'; prosecutors call him deputy chair of the armament committee.

Response
No personal response found. SAF spokesman rejected the April 2025 announcement as fabricated (Sudan Tribune, 30 Apr 2025).
Sanctions
None found for him on the OFAC, EU or UK lists in the first-pass sanctions data.
›Research notes

UAE state or UAE-based media relaying the UAE Public Prosecution. The UAE is a party-aligned source (accused by Sudan, UN experts and others of arming the RSF); graded no higher than C. Named here because of official role; allegation only, tried in absentia status reported by agency copy for al-Atta.

  1. 1Khaleej Times (UAE): UAE charges 13 suspects, 6 firms in Sudan arms smuggling case · khaleejtimes.com · 30 Apr 2026read via summary
  2. 2Khaleej Times (UAE): UAE foils attempt to smuggle weapons, 5 million rounds of ammunition to Sudan · khaleejtimes.com · 30 Apr 2025read via summary
  3. 3Emarat Al Youm (UAE): ارتكبوا جرائم الاتجار غير المشروع والتزوير وغسل الأموال عبر صفقتين مترابطتين · emaratalyoum.com · 1 May 2026read via summary
  4. 4Al Khaleej (UAE): تعرف إلى المتورطين في قضية العتاد العسكري لسلطة بورتسودان · alkhaleej.ae · 30 Apr 2026read via summary
  5. 5Khaleej Times (UAE): Abu Dhabi court postpones Sudan illegal military arms trade case to August 12 · khaleejtimes.com · 6 Aug 2026read via summary
  6. 6NTV Kenya (agency copy, agency not identified on page): UAE refers Sudan general and others to court over arms trafficking · ntvkenya.co.ke · 1 May 2026read via summary

NamesUAE

1 more record below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

1 more record at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

Relationships

1

← means the other party acts on this one; → means this one acts on the other.

Ownership and control · 1

1 more relationship below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

1 more relationship at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

Weapons, sites and other subjects

1

Recorded links to things, places, events and authorities rather than to organisations or people.

  • To UAE State Security prosecution: 'Sudan military materiel case' (alleged ammunition trafficking for the Port Sudan authority)

    defendant, charged in absentia · 2026

    Grade C: Single source

Geography

Tags come from the recorded jurisdiction and from place names in the records. Coordinates on the map are approximate.

Based in
Sudan
Also named
United Arab Emirates (4)

Position in the network

Derived by analysing the documented relationships. Nothing in this section is a finding.

Connected to the SAF only when single-source claims are counted.

›Possible links to investigate · 3