El Obeid Faces Severe Bombardment as Sudan Drone Strikes Surge
The city of El Obeid in North Kordofan is on the brink of collapse as intense fighting and drone strikes between the SAF and RSF entered their second consecutive week. Missiles have repeatedly struck civilian zones and petrol stations, drawing urgent warnings from local movements of a humanitarian collapse similar to El Fasher. Meanwhile, the UN Human Rights Office reported that the escalation in drone warfare has killed over 1,000 civilians in Sudan in the first five months of 2026 alone.
Date: June 17, 2026
Location: North Africa, Sudan
Conflict: Sudanese Civil War
Category: airstrike
Severity: CRITICAL
Source: Sudan Tribune / Associated Press