Complicit Dossier

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

Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah ('Salah Gosh')

  • Reported or alleged link, not established
  • Grade A: Official recordStrongest record: official record
  • Sanctioned byCAEUUS
  • 1 documented tie · 5 steps from the SAF

Also recorded as: صلاح عبدالله محمد صالح; صلاح قوش; Salah Gosh; Salah Ghosh

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.

Former Director of Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service. Named as a defendant; prosecutors attribute to him 'roles in direction and coordination' (2026) and say investigations 'confirmed' his involvement in 'managing illicit trafficking in military equipment' (2025 statement).

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 A: Official record

Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah ('Salah Gosh')

2024-2026mixed sourcing

Former Director of Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service. Named as a defendant; prosecutors attribute to him 'roles in direction and coordination' (2026) and say investigations 'confirmed' his involvement in 'managing illicit trafficking in military equipment' (2025 statement).

Why this grade
A for the US designation; C for the UAE allegation
Response
No personal response found. SAF spokesman rejected the April 2025 announcement as fabricated (Sudan Tribune, 30 Apr 2025).
Sanctions
US OFAC SDN, E.O. 14098, 4 Dec 2023 (Treasury: 'a leader among the elements of the defunct al-Bashir regime responsible for security and military-related efforts'). Also EU, 16 Dec 2024 (first-pass sanctions data); no UK listing found there.
›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
  7. 7US Treasury: Treasury Targets Sudanese Actors for Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in Sudan · home.treasury.gov · 4 Dec 2023

NamesUAE

Relationships

1

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

Arms and supply · 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; alleged direction and coordination · 2025-2026

    Grade C: Single source

Sanctions listings

2

  • United States (OFAC)4 Dec 2023OFAC SDN UID 46816

    ›Stated reason

    Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah (Salah Gosh) is a former high-ranking Sudanese government official who left his position following the fall of the al-Bashir regime, and since that time has undertaken efforts to destabilize Sudan. Salah Gosh has been identified as a leader among the elements of the defunct al-Bashir regime responsible for security and military-related efforts. This group of former al-Bashir regime insiders prepared efforts to execute a coup against Sudan’s civilian government, with Salah Gosh working to attain regional and international support for their efforts. Salah Gosh has in the past publicly advocated for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to overthrow Sudan’s civilian government, commenting that he was prepared to provide thousands of trained jihadist fighters to support [...] home.treasury.gov

  • European Union16 Dec 2024EU.12531.58

    ›Stated reason

    Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah is the former national security advisor of the Republic of Sudan and the former Director of the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah is responsible for several coups d’état in Sudan – notably those in 2012 and 2019 – and helped in the execution of a coup d’état in 2021. He is widely considered to be Sudan’s spymaster. Due to his expertise as a former security official, he played a role in helping former regime elements to return to power and undermined efforts to establish a civilian government in Sudan. After the fall of the Al-Bashir regime, Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah continues to be involved in activities that destabilise peace and stability in the country. Although he is rarely seen in public, he remains active and is considered to be the ‘mastermind’ behind many of the actions carried out by the [...]

Dated events

1

  1. UAE Attorney-General announces a foiled attempt to move about five million rounds to the SAF on a private aircraft (UAE state claim). thedefensepost.com

    Grade D: Unverified lead

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

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

1 more event at grade D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

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