Sudan: US Raises Alarm as RSF Closes in on El-Obeid
The warning follows 10 days of drone strikes that killed at least 50 civilians and damaged civilian infrastructure, officials said.
- On Thursday, an international coalition led by Norway warned the United Nations Human Rights Council that Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces could imminently escalate an assault on El-Obeid, risking large-scale atrocities affecting 500,000 civilians.
- Expressing grave concern on Saturday, the UN Security Council reported significant military reinforcements by the RSF around El-Obeid, with more than 100,000 internally displaced persons now at heightened risk of mass atrocities.
- Consistent drone strikes over the past week targeted fuel stations and power plants in El-Obeid, triggering an "acute fuel crisis" that paralyzed local public transit and disrupted vital water treatment facilities according to the Ayin Network.
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Thursday that an imminent offensive risks repeating the preventable atrocities documented in El-Fasher last year, where the RSF siege resulted in massacres and mass rapes.
- Guterres urged those with influence over the parties to exert it to prevent further bloodshed, stating, "We must not allow the horrors of El-Fasher to be repeated in El-Obeid." The Secretary-General's call reflects deepening international concern.
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In Sudan, troops of the Rapid Support Forces are surrounding the city of El Obeid. 500,000 residents and refugees are now trapped there and fear an invasion. The United Nations, various Western countries, and humanitarian organizations warn of a repeat of the violence in al-Fashir. More than 60,000 people lost their lives during the capture of that city last year.
U.S. warns Rapid Support Forces against attacking Sudan’s El Obeid
June 22, 2026 (WASHINGTON) – The United States has warned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against launching an attack on the city of El Obeid in North Kordofan state, amid growing concern over a mobilization of troops around the area.
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The Straits TimesWestern countries warn of atrocities, imminent RSF escalation in Sudan's al-Obeid
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, June 18 (Reuters) - Dozens of countries including Britain, France and Germany raised the alarm at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday that Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces could imminently escalate an assault on the central Sudanese city of al-Obeid, possibly resulting in large-scale atrocities.
US warns of atrocities in Sudan's El Obeid, excludes military solution
The United States on Monday articulated its deep concern over information that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and affiliated combatants are massing forces around El Obeid in Sudan. Washington says the reinforcement increases the risk of violence against civilians, including attacks on infrastructure, and further escalation of the conflict in El Obeid and the Kordofan region. The U.S. resonated the warning by the UN and the EU, saying the alarmin…
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