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Jul 6, 2026

Half a million trapped in el-Obeid as RSF surrounds Sudanese city with drone strikes

The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has surrounded el-Obeid, capital of North Kordofan state, trapping approximately 500,000 civilians amid constant drone strikes. Fears are mounting that the city could face a massacre similar to the prolonged siege of el-Fasher.

Jul 6, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪The conflict in Sudan has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 14 million refugees or internally displaced people.
  • ▪Approximately 500,000 people are trapped in el-Obeid under siege-like conditions, including over 100,000 internally displaced persons.
  • ▪An independent United Nations mission stated in February 2026 that the Rapid Support Forces' assault on el-Fasher bore the hallmarks of genocide.

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