An attack on a funeral gathering in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State, killed at least 40 civilians and injured dozens more, according to the UN humanitarian agency OCHA, which did not specify the perpetrator or timing of the incident.</span

France 24

BBC News

An attack on a funeral gathering in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State, killed at least 40 civilians and injured dozens more, according to the UN humanitarian agency OCHA, which did not specify the perpetrator or timing of the incident.

The Rapid Support Forces captured El-Fasher, the last army stronghold in Darfur, and subsequently took control of Bara, a city north of El-Obeid, as part of their shift in focus toward the strategic Kordofan region after dominating Darfur.</span

Al Jazeera

The Rapid Support Forces captured El-Fasher, the last army stronghold in Darfur, and subsequently took control of Bara, a city north of El-Obeid, as part of their shift in focus toward the strategic Kordofan region after dominating Darfur.

People fleeing El-Fasher described mass rape and sexual violence by RSF fighters, with survivors reporting gang rapes in public and fighters taking daughters as payment when families could not afford safe passage, according to witness testimony.</span

Guardian

People fleeing El-Fasher described mass rape and sexual violence by RSF fighters, with survivors reporting gang rapes in public and fighters taking daughters as payment when families could not afford safe passage, according to witness testimony.

Sudan's army-backed defense minister Hassan Kabroun said the military would continue fighting the RSF after discussing a US ceasefire proposal, while the White House confirmed active engagement in seeking peace alongside Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.</span

Sudan's army-backed defense minister Hassan Kabroun said the military would continue fighting the RSF after discussing a US ceasefire proposal, while the White House confirmed active engagement in seeking peace alongside Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

The RSF now controls all five state capitals in Darfur and parts of the south, while the Sudanese army holds northern, eastern and central regions along the Nile and Red Sea, raising fears of effective partition along an east-west axis.</span

The RSF now controls all five state capitals in Darfur and parts of the south, while the Sudanese army holds northern, eastern and central regions along the Nile and Red Sea, raising fears of effective partition along an east-west axis.

The conflict has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced approximately 12 million civilians since April 2023, creating what the UN describes as the world's largest humanitarian crisis and one of the worst of the 21st century.</span

The conflict has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced approximately 12 million civilians since April 2023, creating what the UN describes as the world's largest humanitarian crisis and one of the worst of the 21st century.

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