Sudan: 'Stop This Madness' - Rights Chief Warns of Impending Atrocities As Militia Closes in On El Obeid, Sudan
Volker Türk said 500,000 civilians are at risk as RSF drone strikes and shelling intensify around the city.
- On Thursday, an international coalition at the United Nations Human Rights Council warned that Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces could imminently escalate an assault on El Obeid, risking large-scale atrocities against approximately 500,000 civilians.
- After more than three years of war, the Sudanese Armed Forces control central regions while the RSF holds Darfur, with both sides fighting over the Kordofan region crucial to agriculture. The RSF denies responsibility for ethnically charged killings and claims those responsible will be held accountable.
- Ten consecutive days of drone strikes have killed at least 50 civilians across El Obeid and North Kordofan, while residents already endured siege-like conditions for more than 18 months before this latest escalation.
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned, "We have seen this playbook before," drawing parallels to documented atrocities in El Fasher, while UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged international intervention to prevent repetition.
- The war has displaced nearly 14 million people and driven millions toward famine while humanitarian access remains severely constrained; officials stress that aid workers must be protected to deliver assistance across Kordofan despite deteriorating security.
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UN calls on RSF to cease imminent offensive on Sudan’s el-Obeid
UN calls on RSF to cease imminent offensive on Sudan’s el-Obeid Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 06/19/2026 - 19:22 The United Nations' Volker Turk warned that a siege could lead to a repeat of the atrocities that took place in el-Fasher People are transported in the back of a truck, some 30 kilometres east of the city of el-Obeid, in Sudan's North Kordofan region, on 9 January 2023 (Ashraf Shazly/AFP) Off The United Nations has issued an urg…
The UN called for the establishment of concrete measures to ensure the safe passage of civilians who wish to leave the affected area to curb the deterioration of the crisis.
UN urges RSF to abandon planned assault on Sudan's El-Obeid as civilian fears mount
The United Nations has called on Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to halt preparations for an attack on El-Obeid, warning that an escalation in fighting could cause widespread civilian casualties. Officials cited increased troop movements and repeated shelling as signs of a looming offensive.
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