Sudan: UN, EU fear mass atrocities in El Obeid after El Fasher massacre

The United Nations Security Council is concerned about reports of military reinforcements by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) around El Obeid in Sudan, months after the massacre in El Fasher.
The council, in a statement on Saturday, warned of the imminent risk of mass atrocities and demanded that the RSF immediately halt its assault on the city, capital of North Kordofan state.
The body further expressed serious worry over continued violence across Sudan, where the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF have been at war since mid-April 2023.
Urging all parties to end the hostility, the UNSC urged them to protect civilians and comply with international humanitarian law as well as the...