Seven European Countries Urge ‘Immediate Halt’ to Sudan Violence
The countries warned that credible signs point to an imminent offensive as civilians face drone strikes and acute shortages of food, water and fuel.
- On Tuesday, seven European nations issued a joint statement warning of an 'imminent risk of mass atrocities' in El-Obeid, Sudan, as the Rapid Support Forces massed around the city for 12 days.
- The RSF has encircled El-Obeid from the south, west, and north, using repeated drone strikes to target residential areas, power stations, and water facilities over recent weeks.
- Residents now face severe shortages of food, medicine, and water, with prices for a barrel of drinking water reaching 25,000 Sudanese pounds as tanker operators halt transport due to security threats.
- Mohamed Refaat, Sudan chief of mission for the International Organisation for Migration, warned that without unconditional aid access, El-Obeid could reach 'tragic levels' seen in El-Fasher within one or two months.
- British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that the international community cannot allow a repeat of previous atrocities, while aid agencies have suspended missions as insecurity worsens on key routes.
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Seven European countries call for immediate halt to Sudan violence
Seven European countries have called for an immediate cessation of violence in Sudan, warning of rapidly deteriorating security conditions in the city of El-Obeid, which has been encircled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Sudan: Seven European Countries Urge 'Immediate Halt' to Sudan Violence
Seven European countries have called on Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to immediately stop their assault on El-Obeid, a city in Sudan's North Kordofan state, warning of credible signs that a major offensive could be imminent as civilians face worsening shortages of food, water and fuel.
In a joint communiqué issued on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, seven European countries called on the Sudanese paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces to "stop immediately" their attack on the city of El-Obeid, the capital of Northern Kordofan and under the control of the army. The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands believe that "there are now credible signs of an imminent offensive".
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