--- title: "Why Nobody Will Stop Sudan's Looming Massacre" description: "Witness Sudan’s looming catastrophe as El-Obeid faces possible massacre. Discover the conflict’s hidden drivers, international stakes, drone warfare, and why urgent global action matters before history repeats itself again today. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources: Sudan War Monitor: https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/fears-of-looming-attack-on-el-obeid-as-rsf-build-up-continues Critical Threats, X: https://x.com/criticalthreats/status/2067965371110305993 Critical Threats: https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/sudan-rsf-saf-drc-tshisekedi-m23-rwanda-africa-file-june-18-2026 Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/24/sudan-war-paramilitary-rsf-obeid-khartoum-un/29c4cc12-6f94-11f1-8730-e7fd0e2a6404story.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/africa/sudan-war-rsf-atrocities.html Dabanga, interview with Nathaniel Raymond: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/interview-with-yale-hrl-head-2026-will-be-the-bloodiest-year-of-the-sudan-war-but-the-world-has-chosen-to-put-its-own-interests-above-those-of-sudanese-people Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-calls-rsf-cease-imminent-offensive-sudans-el-obeid Sudan Tribune: https://sudantribune.com/article/315091 Center for Information Resilience: https://x.com/Cen4infoRes/status/2069799257792528622 Cameron Hudson, X: https://x.com/hudsonc/status/2069773296472658334 AP News: https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-paramilitary-rsf-obeid-khartoum-un-ce80280c6431fa944c0ac07a75107715 AAWSAT: https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7/5286174-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%8F%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%91%D9%90%D8%B6-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%B6%D8%BA%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%91%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%9F Dabanga: https://www.dabangasudan.org/ar/all-news/article/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B6-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%91%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%88" url: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-wqeo13vevpq.md canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-wqeo13vevpq/ datePublished: 2026-06-27T17:00:02.000Z dateModified: 2026-06-27T17:00:02.000Z author: - name: Fronts Staff url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/ publisher: Fronts type: NewsArticle language: en access: members isAccessibleForFree: false tokens: 856 --- Witness Sudan’s looming catastrophe as El-Obeid faces possible massacre. Discover the conflict’s hidden drivers, international stakes, drone warfare, and why urgent global action matters before history repeats itself again today. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources: Sudan War Monitor: https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/fears-of-looming-attack-on-el-obeid-as-rsf-build-up-continues Critical Threats, X: https://x.com/criticalthreats/status/2067965371110305993 Critical Threats: https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/sudan-rsf-saf-drc-tshisekedi-m23-rwanda-africa-file-june-18-2026 Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/24/sudan-war-paramilitary-rsf-obeid-khartoum-un/29c4cc12-6f94-11f1-8730-e7fd0e2a6404story.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/africa/sudan-war-rsf-atrocities.html Dabanga, interview with Nathaniel Raymond: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/interview-with-yale-hrl-head-2026-will-be-the-bloodiest-year-of-the-sudan-war-but-the-world-has-chosen-to-put-its-own-interests-above-those-of-sudanese-people Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-calls-rsf-cease-imminent-offensive-sudans-el-obeid Sudan Tribune: https://sudantribune.com/article/315091 Center for Information Resilience: https://x.com/Cen4infoRes/status/2069799257792528622 Cameron Hudson, X: https://x.com/hudsonc/status/2069773296472658334 AP News: https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-paramilitary-rsf-obeid-khartoum-un-ce80280c6431fa944c0ac07a75107715 AAWSAT: https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7/5286174-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%8F%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%91%D9%90%D8%B6-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%B6%D8%BA%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%91%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%9F Dabanga: https://www.dabangasudan.org/ar/all-news/article/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B6-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%91%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%88 --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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