UN demands RSF halt ‘imminent offensive’ in Sudan
The United Nations has called on Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries to halt their “imminent offensive” on the strategic Sudanese city of El-Obeid, warning of catastrophic consequences for civilians.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “alarmed” by reports of the RSF deploying substantial military reinforcements around El-Obeid “which may indicate an imminent ground offensive on the city,” his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
This is “potentially placing yet another major population center in Sudan at grave risk of large-scale violence,” he said.
“Stop this madness,” said U.N. rights chief Volker Türk, following reports of the troop build-up, as well as intensified drone strikes and artillery shelling.
