Can the RSF take control of Sudan’s el-Obeid? | Inside Story

For weeks, Sudan's strategic city of el-Obeid has been targeted by intense attacks from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
They're some of the worst since the conflict began in 2023.
Many analysts say that if the RSF can seize the city, it will strengthen its grip on western Sudan.
It's currently under control of the Sudanese army, which is trying to hold off the RSF's advance.
But as the battle for the city escalates, hundreds of thousands of civilians are paying the price.
Aid groups are warning of the risk of mass atrocities and a humanitarian catastrophe, as people caught up in the fighting are unable to flee.
But why is the battle to control the city so important?

Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom

Guests
Ali Mahmoud Ali, Sudan Researcher with the Armed Conflict, Location & Event Data

Kholood Khair, Founding Director of Confluence Advisory, a think-tank founded in Khartoum with a focus on Sudan

Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health

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