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Sudan army drone strike kills 35 at Darfur court, rights group says

The Sudanese army struck a traditional court in a Rapid Support Forces-held village in North Darfur with drones on Sunday, killing 35 people, a rights group said. Emergency Lawyers said the attack hit Garra al Zawaya as civilians gathered for local court hearings, wounding several others during the afternoon strike.

France 24

UN issues 'red alert' over human rights catastrophe in Sudan's El-Obeid

The UN on Friday warned that a "human rights catastrophe" was unfolding in Sudan's El-Obeid where experts have warned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) may be about to stage an offensive. Civilians in the city have already been subjected to "siege-like conditions" for the past 18 months, UN rights chief…

France 24

UN human rights chief sounds 'red alert' over violence around Sudan's el-Obeid city

The United Nations human rights chief is sounding a “red alert” about possible atrocity crimes in and near a strategic city in central Sudan

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Seven European countries urge ‘immediate halt’ to Sudan violence

Seven European countries have called on Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to immediately stop their assault on El-Obeid, a city in Sudan's North Kordofan state, warning of credible signs that a major offensive could be imminent as civilians face worsening shortages of food, water and fuel.

Radio France Internationale

Fears grow for civilians as paramilitary group closes in on strategic Sudanese city

Paramilitary attacks on a city of a half-million people in Sudan have raised international alarm that mass violence against civilians might follow

The Independent UK

‘Deeply concerned’: US echoes UN fears over looming Sudan atrocities

The United States has joined the United Nations in warning that mass atrocities could soon be committed in Sudan's southern city of El-Obeid, where the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied groups are reportedly massing troops around the besieged city amid the country's ongoing civil war.

The Times of India

UN warns of an 'imminent risk of mass atrocities' in Sudan's Kordofan

In Sudan, NGOs and the UN have warned of an "imminent risk of mass atrocities" in El-Obeid, a major city in North Kordofan. This comes as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) step up their campaign against the regular army in the region.

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Sudan rights groups blame RSF paramilitary for drone strikes that hit civilians

Drone strikes blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 23 civilians and wounded 19 others in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, local monitoring groups have said, as the use of armed drones continues to spread across the country in its more than three-year war.

Radio France Internationale

Fighting spreads to North Kordofan as Sudan’s war turns deadlier

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are battling the army for control of North Kordofan, opening a dangerous new phase in a war that began in April 2023 and has caused what the United Nations has called “the world’s worst crisis”.

Radio France Internationale

RSF attacks compound humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s strategic city

RSF attacks in North Kordofan are exacerbating the humanitarian crisis on the provincial capital of el-Obeid.

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