Aid groups urge swift action to avert ‘atrocities’ in Sudan’s el-Obeid
The city is at risk of an ‘imminent ground offensive’ by the RSF paramilitary and its allies, 38 NGOs warn.

The city is at risk of an ‘imminent ground offensive’ by the RSF paramilitary and its allies, 38 NGOs warn.









Local rights group Emergency Lawyers blamed the attack on the RSF, which did not immediately claim responsibility.
Emergency Lawyers said dozens were also wounded in the strike that came less than 24 hours after similar drone attacks.

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have a long history of violations, going back to when they were known as the ‘Janjaweed’.
As the conflict destroys local production, Sudanese patients are forced to rely on expensive, smuggled medicines.
The attacks come as nearly 19.5 million Sudanese face severe hunger amid the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis.
War-damaged Khartoum sees uneven recovery as residents weigh return amid fragile services and economy.
Sudan’s army says it retook a vital town in southeastern Blue Nile state and inflicted heavy losses on the RSF.
A lack of access to food and health facilities will lead to death for many, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council.

Fault Lines and Lighthouse investigate the siege of Sudan’s el-Fasher, where civilians were trapped, starved and killed.

The UN says the use of drones is making the conflict more dangerous.