RSF drone strikes shatter sense of optimism in Sudan's el-Obeid

RSF drone strikes shatter sense of optimism in Sudan's el-Obeid Submitted by Mohammed Amin on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 09:42 Though the siege has been lifted, the North Kordofan state capital remains a target for the paramilitary group A Sudanese girl in al-Rahmaniyah camp for displaced people, near the city of el-Obeid in the Kordofan region, on 25 June 2026 (AFP) Off Early in the morning of 12 August, life in the embattled Sudanese city of el-Obeid was strangely normal. The streets were full of children on their way to