Attack on Funeral in War-Torn Sudan’s Kordofan Region Kills 40, UN Says

An attack on a funeral in the key city of el-Obeid in Sudan’s North Kordofan state has killed 40 people, according to the United Nations. 
  
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing local sources, said on Tuesday the attack in the state capital, which is still being held by the government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), occurred without specifying when it took place or who was behind it. 
 
Reports of the attack emerged as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) appeared poised to launch an offensive on the city as army troops gathered in a bid to repel them. 
  
Fighting in the oil-rich region has intensified, with thousands fleeing to el-Obeid last week after the RSF recaptured the city of Bara, some 60km (37 miles) north of the city, from the SAF. 
 
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