UN Warns of Imminent Mass Atrocity Risk as RSF Closes in on El Obeid
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a stark warning regarding a significant troop build-up by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) around El Obeid, North Kordofan. The city has faced 18 months of siege conditions and is now under threat of a ground offensive. UN officials and human rights groups report intensifying drone strikes and artillery shelling, warning that the offensive risks the commission of serious international crimes against the civilian population.