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Why are Sudan's Rapid Support Forces battling for control of el-Obeid?
Episode 1582
Published 1 month ago
Description
The Rapid Support Forces are trying to seize the strategic southern city of el-Obeid from the Sudanese military. Rights groups are warning of a potential humanitarian catastrophe. But why is the battle to control the city so important?
In this episode:
- Ali Mahmoud Ali, Sudan Researcher with the Armed Conflict, Location & Event Data project
- Kholood Khair, Founding Director of Confluence Advisory, a think tank founded in Khartoum with a focus on Sudan
- Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health
Host: Mohammed Jamjoum
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