Warnings surrounding El-Obeid, the besieged capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan region, carry an unsettling familiarity. UN officials have cautioned that the opportunity to prevent a full-scale assault is rapidly disappearing, while humanitarian agencies describe a city being isolated through drone strikes, damaged infrastructure, and shrinking supply routes. Military preparations increasingly resemble the sequence that preceded El-Fasher’s collapse last year.

Global Briefing: El-Obeid is facing drone attacks from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that have hit civilian targets and public utilities

As RSF troops besiege el-Obeid, 500,000 civilians face mass atrocities amid drone strikes and a stalled peace process.