UN Security Council warns of ‘imminent risk of mass atrocities’ in Sudan as RSF advances on city

The United Nations Security Council says it is concerned over the “imminent risk of mass atrocities” in Sudan as it calls on paramilitary Rapid Support Forces encircling the city of El-Obeid to back down.

“The members of the Security Council expressed concern at the imminent risk of mass atrocities and demanded the RSF immediately halt its assault on El Obeid,” the Security Council says in a statement.

“Council members called on the parties to the conflict to immediately halt the fighting.”

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