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

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

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Western countries including Britain, France, and Germany have warned at the UN Human Rights Council about the potential escalation of atrocities by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces in al-Obeid. This could lead to severe humanitarian consequences amid ongoing conflict.

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 18 (Reuters) - 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.

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