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WESTERN COUNTRIES WARN OF ATROCITIES, IMMINENT RSF ESCALATION IN SUDAN'S AL-OBEID. (PHOTO).


 Western countries warn of atrocities, imminent RSF escalation in Sudan's al-Obeid


Dozens of countries including Britain, France and Germany raised the alarm at the ‌U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday that Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces could imminently escalate an assault on the central Sudanese city of al-Obeid, possibly resulting in large-scale atrocities.


“We are deeply concerned at the risk of imminent escalation on the ground, leaving approximately 500,000 civilians at risk of falling victim to large-scale atrocities, including ​more than 100,000 internally displaced persons,” Tormod Endresen, the ambassador for Norway, told the council in Geneva.


Norway shared a joint ​statement calling on the RSF to immediately cease its assault on al-Obeid. The statement was presented on behalf of ⁠the Coalition for Atrocity Prevention and Justice for Sudan, comprising Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway, which said they were ​also joined by 21 other countries.


Al-Obeid is one of Sudan's largest cities and capital of North Kordofan state, scene of the heaviest fighting in ​recent months of a war that has displaced nearly 14 million people, triggered rounds of ethnic bloodshed and spread famine and disease.


The coalition of countries also urged all states to apply maximum pressure on the RSF and its foes, the Sudanese Armed Forces, to prevent atrocities and protect civilians. It also reiterated the need for unhindered ​humanitarian access.

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