El-Obeid is surrounded by the RSF: Could it be the next el-Fasher?
UN warns of ‘catastrophe’ in el-Obeid after RSF atrocities in el-Fasher last year.

UN warns of ‘catastrophe’ in el-Obeid after RSF atrocities in el-Fasher last year.


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As RSF troops besiege el-Obeid, 500,000 civilians face mass atrocities amid drone strikes and a stalled peace process.










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