### [2026-07-6](/feed/2026/07/6/index.md)

##### Sudanese civil war
# The United Nations Human Rights Council orders an inquiry into alleged human rights violations around El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, warning that civilians face a risk of mass atrocities as the Rapid Support Forces encircles the city amid Sudan's civil war. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Macau Business](https://macaubusiness.com/un-rights-council-orders-urgent-inquiry-in-sudans-el-obeid/)

### Related:

1. [Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch drone strikes on El-Obeid, North Kordofan, targeting a fuel station at the El Obeid Airport district and a fuel storage tank. ](/feed/2026/06/14/rapid-support-forces-rsf-launch-drone-strikes-on-el-obeid-north-kordofan-targeting-a-fuel-station-at-the-el-obeid-ai.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese civil war_
2. [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, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
3. [Fifty-eight people are killed in multiple Rapid Support Forces attacks over the past four days in various villages near Bara, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/06/1/fifty-eight-people-are-killed-in-multiple-rapid-support-forces-attacks-over-the-past-four-days-in-various-villages-near.md) _Context: North Kordofan, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
4. [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, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
5. [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, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
6. [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, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
7. [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, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
8. [The United Nations Human Rights Council establishes an independent fact-finding mission to investigate reported mass killings and other alleged war crimes by the Rapid Support Forces and their allied groups in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/11/14/the-united-nations-human-rights-council-establishes-an-independent-fact-finding-mission-to-investigate-reported-mass-kil.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, United Nations Human Rights Council, inquiry_
9. [At least 48 civilians are killed, houses are razed and property is looted in an attack when Rapid Support Forces fighters storm the village of Um Garfa in North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/07/13/at-least-48-civilians-are-killed-houses-are-razed-and-property-is-looted-in-an-attack-when-rapid-support-forces-fighter.md) _Context: North Kordofan, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
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, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_