G7 and EU call for halt to attacks in Sudan's El-Obeid and wider arms embargo

Displaced women from South Kordofan sit on the ground in El Obeid, North Kordofan State, Sudan, on 15 January, 2026. REUTERS - El Tayeb Siddig

G7 foreign ministers and the European Union's foreign policy chief on Wednesday urged Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups to halt all actions that could lead to further atrocities or endanger civilians in El-Obeid.

"We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, urge the Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups to immediately cease any action likely to lead to further atrocities or endanger civilians in El-Obeid, including drone strikes and impediments to humanitarian access," the statement reads.