El-Obeid Under Siege by RSF: Could This Be Sudan’s Next El-Fasher?
The UN says 500,000 people are trapped as the RSF gathers forces around el-Obeid and warns of clashes after atrocities in el-Fasher.
- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned of an impending humanitarian "catastrophe" as the Rapid Support Forces intensifies its siege of El-Obeid, raising fears of major ground clashes.
- Encircled for months, the strategic North Kordofan hub of El-Obeid traps about 500,000 people, including 105,000 displaced by civil war, as the RSF attempts to dominate the Kordofan and Darfur regions.
- On Sunday, UN humanitarian coordinator Denise Brown concluded a mission to El-Obeid, witnessing "intense drone strikes" that regularly hit civilian infrastructure, including power and water supplies.
- The Human Rights Council ordered an "urgent inquiry" on Monday into violations, citing fears that the siege could mirror the October 2025 assault on El-Fasher, which bore "the hallmarks of genocide."
- UN aid chief Tom Fletcher discussed the escalating hostilities with RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, pressing for "sustained humanitarian access" to protect civilians and infrastructure across Sudan.
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El-Obeid under siege by RSF: Could this be Sudan’s next el-Fasher?
Half a million people are trapped in the Sudanese city of el-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group tries to enforce its dominance over the Kordofan and Darfur regions during a civil war that has wrought devastation on the country for three years.The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned of an impending humanitarian “catastrophe” as el-Obeid is expecte…
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