Why fears are growing that Sudan’s El-Obeid could become the next El-Fasher

LONDON: Once a bustling trading hub linking Darfur, Kordofan, and central Sudan, El-Obeid now finds itself trapped in an ever-tightening noose as the Rapid Support Forces gradually impose a siege that could echo the horrors of El-Fasher. Warnings of what may lie ahead intensified on Wednesday when the International Criminal Court told the UN Security Council that Sudan could be on the brink of further mass atrocities, urging member states to act before history repeats itself. “We cannot say we did not know,” said Nazhat Khan, the ICC’s deputy prosecutor.

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