UN Warns of RSF Genocide Tactics in Siege of El Obeid
On July 9, 2026, UN human rights investigators warned that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are employing genocidal tactics in their ongoing siege of El Obeid, North Kordofan. Reports indicate the RSF has encircled the city to starve the population, mimicking the methodology used during the 2025 fall of El Fasher. The UN Fact-Finding Mission emphasized that the RSF is targeting civilian infrastructure and restricting humanitarian access, raising the alarm for imminent mass atrocities in the regional capital.
Date: July 9, 2026
Location: Sudan
Conflict: Sudanese Civil War
Category: other
Severity: HIGH
Source: Semafor