At least 40 civilians were killed in El Obeid after Sudan’s paramilitary RSF attacked the North Kordofan capital, local media reported. The assault comes as the two-year war intensifies, with Kordofan and Darfur now the conflict’s epicentre. Last week, the RSF seized El Fasher and advanced into Kordofan. Both El Fasher and Kadugli are now facing famine, according to global hunger monitors.