Key facts
- Drone strikes on civilian vehicles in Sudan have killed over 20 people in recent days.
- An attack west of Omdurman killed 10 civilians, including five women from the same family, who were traveling to a wedding.
- The Sudan Doctors Network blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for this attack.
- Another drone strike killed two people near a water facility.
- Previously, 13 civilians were killed in a drone strike in North Kordofan province while en route to a wedding.
Drone strikes have killed at least 20 civilians in Sudan in recent days, according to rights groups, highlighting the increasing use of unmanned aircraft in the ongoing conflict. One drone strike on Tuesday killed 10 civilians, including five women from the same family, as they were traveling to a wedding near Khartoum. The Sudan Doctors Network blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for this attack, calling it deliberate and urging international pressure on RSF leadership to cease targeting civilians.
Separately, Emergency Lawyers reported that two people were killed in a drone strike near a water facility. The previous day, 13 civilians, including five women, died when their vehicle was hit by a drone in North Kordofan province while they were also heading to a wedding.
Rights groups have noted a pattern of drone attacks on civilians in North Kordofan, with concerns rising as the RSF reportedly closes in on the strategic city of el-Obeid. The war, which began in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the RSF, has resulted in at least 59,000 deaths and displaced 13 million people, with over 30 million requiring humanitarian assistance.