France, June 22 -- The majority-Muslim southern city, in the Kordofan region, has been under siege for several months by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, also known as Hemedti.

The war began in April 2023 after tensions between the RSF and the regular army run by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

The United Nations Security Council expressed its "grave concern" on Saturday, regarding reports of the deployment of significant military reinforcements by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) around the city and spoke of an "imminent risk of mass atrocities" in El-Obeid, North Kordofan.

It also called on all parties to cease hostilities and urged UN member states to refrain from any interference that could fuel the violen...