Sudan’s el-Obeid: Life on the edge of collapse
Sudan’s el-Obeid faces mass atrocities, like el-Fasher in 2025, the UN warns.

Sudan’s el-Obeid faces mass atrocities, like el-Fasher in 2025, the UN warns.









Reports show drone use expanding, with more than 1,000 civilians killed in first five months of 2026.
The organisation employs tens of thousands of workers, local and foreign, to respond to crises across several countries.
Local rights group Emergency Lawyers blamed the attack on the RSF, which did not immediately claim responsibility.
El-Geneina residents face soaring food and water costs as aid struggles to meet the needs of displaced families.
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.