Why el-Obeid matters as Sudan’s war enters a new phase
How fighting for el-Obeid could shape both Sudan’s war and its humanitarian crisis.

How fighting for el-Obeid could shape both Sudan’s war and its humanitarian crisis.








Threats escalate after Houthis block Saudi warplanes, allowing Iranian plane to land in Sanaa for first time in decade.
Syrian Bar Association mourns six lawyers amid international condemnation of Thursday’s attack in Damascus.
Several heads of state and other government officials will gather in Tehran for supreme leader’s state funeral.

A US pilot has been killed in Indonesia’s Papua region after separatist rebels said they shot him.
As RSF troops besiege el-Obeid, 500,000 civilians face mass atrocities amid drone strikes and a stalled peace process.
Iranian oil shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani has been sanctioned by the West over his shadow fleet.
In 1,000 days since October 7, 2023, Gaza lies in ruins, Board of Peace falters and Israel expands control of enclave.
Syria’s Ministry of Health says at least nine killed and 20 others wounded after blast rips through busy cafe.