UN Security Council Warns of Imminent Mass Atrocities in El Obeid, Sudan
The United Nations Security Council issued an urgent warning on Saturday regarding the risk of mass atrocities in El Obeid, North Kordofan. Reports indicate significant reinforcements by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) surrounding the strategic city, raising fears of a repeat of previous ethnic violence in El-Fasher. The Council demanded an immediate halt to the RSF advance and expressed alarm over the use of drone strikes in populated civilian areas as the siege intensifies.
Date: June 21, 2026
Location: Sudan
Conflict: Sudanese Civil War
Category: humanitarian
Severity: CRITICAL
Source: Eurasia Review