The United States is expressing serious concern over the situation in Sudan, where paramilitary forces aligned with the RSF, or Rapid Support Forces, have encircled the city of el-Obeid. According to Al Jazeera, American officials are calling for a negotiated solution and raising alarm over the potential for mass atrocities. The encirclement represents a critical escalation in the ongoing conflict.

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