### [2026-07-3](/feed/2026/07/3/index.md)

##### Sudanese civil war
# United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk issues a "red alert" warning in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, of an "catastrophe" and violence in the city. 




### Sources:

1. [ABC News](https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/human-rights-chief-sounds-red-alert-violence-sudans-134436763)
2. [ModernGhana](https://www.modernghana.com/news/1507578/un-issues-red-alert-over-catastrophe-in-sudan.html)

### Changes:

1. United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk issues a "red alert" warning in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, of an "catastrophe" and violence in the city.  _2026-07-03 19:48:17 (First version)_
1. United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk issues a "red alert" warning in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, of an "catastrophe" and violence in the city.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [Sudan's Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) says that the Rapid Support Forces have targeted an aid truck heading to El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/06/27/sudan-s-humanitarian-aid-commission-hac-says-that-the-rapid-support-forces-have-targeted-an-aid-truck-heading-to-el-ob.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
2. [The UN secretary general envoy to Sudan calls for RSF head Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo to halt attacks on the North Kordofan area of El-Obeid. ](/feed/2026/06/19/the-un-secretary-general-envoy-to-sudan-calls-for-rsf-head-mohamed-hamdan-dagalo-to-halt-attacks-on-the-north-kordofan-a.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
3. [A monitoring group reports that drone strikes in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, have killed 23 people and injured at least 19 others. The group attributes the attacks to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), although it has not been independently verified. ](/feed/2026/06/11/a-monitoring-group-reports-that-drone-strikes-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan-sudan-have-killed-23-people-and-injured-at-l.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
4. [A drone strike hits a market in the Abu Zaeima area of Hamrat Al Sheikh in North Kordofan, Sudan, killing 11 people. ](/feed/2026/06/6/a-drone-strike-hits-a-market-in-the-abu-zaeima-area-of-hamrat-al-sheikh-in-north-kordofan-sudan-killing-11-people.md) _Context: North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
5. [At least seven people are killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces targeting El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/04/25/at-least-seven-people-are-killed-in-drone-strikes-by-the-rapid-support-forces-targeting-el-obeid-north-kordofan-sudan.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
6. [The Sudanese military recaptures the town of Barah in North Kordofan, Sudan, following a ground assault backed by airstrikes against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), reportedly inflicting heavy losses on the RSF and destroying 32 RSF combat vehicles. ](/feed/2026/03/6/the-sudanese-military-recaptures-the-town-of-barah-in-north-kordofan-sudan-following-a-ground-assault-backed-by-airstr.md) _Context: North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
7. [One person is killed and three others are injured in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces on a humanitarian convoy of the World Food Programme in Allah Karim near El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/02/6/one-person-is-killed-and-three-others-are-injured-in-drone-strikes-by-the-rapid-support-forces-on-a-humanitarian-convoy.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
8. [A Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strike kills at least three people in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/12/13/a-rapid-support-forces-rsf-drone-strike-kills-at-least-three-people-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan-sudan.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
9. [The United Nations human rights chief says three days of attacks in and near a displaced persons camp in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan, has killed at least 53 civilians. ](/feed/2025/10/10/the-united-nations-human-rights-chief-says-three-days-of-attacks-in-and-near-a-displaced-persons-camp-in-al-fashir-nort.md) _Context: Sudan, Sudanese civil war, United Nations_
10. [At least six people are killed and fifteen others are injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a hospital in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/05/30/at-least-six-people-are-killed-and-fifteen-others-are-injured-in-a-drone-strike-by-the-rapid-support-forces-on-a-hospita.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_