'No safe options' for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF fighters advance
The number of attacks only fell in July because the RSF was responding to Sudanese military attacks elsewhere in Sudan, analysts added.Satellite images show that despite the strikes, el-Obeid's displacement camp has continued to swell, with hundreds of new tents erected since March. The UN has estimated that more than 83,000 civilians have now fled fighting in other parts of the state and sought shelter in the city.As the displacement camps have expanded, the conditions in el-Obeid have deteriorated. But he emphasised that while more aid is being distributed and some power has been restored, the situation remained extremely "unpredictable" - with fuel shortages still an issue."Every day we are seeing new arrivals due to fighting in areas around El-Obeid.
- ▪The number of attacks only fell in July because the RSF was responding to Sudanese military attacks elsewhere in Sudan, analysts added.Satellite images show that despite the strikes, el-Obeid's displacement camp has continued to swell, with
- ▪The UN has estimated that more than 83,000 civilians have now fled fighting in other parts of the state and sought shelter in the city.As the displacement camps have expanded, the conditions in el-Obeid have deteriorated.
- ▪But he emphasised that while more aid is being distributed and some power has been restored, the situation remained extremely "unpredictable" - with fuel shortages still an issue."Every day we are seeing new arrivals due to fighting in area
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'No safe options' for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF fighters advanceByMatt Murphy and Peter Mwai, BBC VerifyPublished2 hours agoThousands of people who have poured into the city of el-Obeid hoping to find shelter from Sudan's raging civil war have found themselves under threat again, amid warnings that paramilitary fighters are preparing to descend on the army-controlled city.Clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the military has escalated in the North Kordofan region - a critical target for both sides in the conflict which could open a gateway into contested territory.Displaced people have flocked to el-Obeid, which remains heavily defended by the Sudanese military, despite ongoing strikes being carried out on the city as paramilitary forces…
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