Sudan: Inside besieged El-Obeid, the war's new frontline
War in Sudan: A Trapped Nation (1/6). For nearly three years, Sudan has been torn apart by a conflict between the national army and the militias of the Rapid Support Forces, leaving some 200,000 people dead. For the first time, Le Monde traveled to El-Obeid, a city threatened by paramilitary forces and now crucial for controlling the country's center.