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 school. Voices selling fruit drowned out the rumble of buses, and under the shade of trees people snatched a cup of tea or coffee before heading to work.