Funeral attack in Sudan’s El-Obeid kills 40 amid rising regional tensions

agence france-presse • November 5, 2025, 14:50:26 IST

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An attack on a funeral in El-Obeid, central Sudan, left 40 people dead as tensions escalate between paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and army troops, the UN said.

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TOPSHOT - Makeshift shelters erected by displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), make up the Um Yanqur camp, located on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on November 3, 2025. (AFP)

An attack on a funeral in the key city of El-Obeid in Sudan’s central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the United Nations’ humanitarian office said Wednesday.

The statement did not specify what day the attack took place or who was behind it, but it came as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had appeared poised to launch an offensive on the city, with army troops also gathering in a a bid to repel them.

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“The security situation in the Kordofan region continues to worsen,” the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Firstpost staff.)

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