Drone strike by Sudan paramilitary kills 41 near Ethiopian border, rights group says
Eight children are said to be among those killed by the strike, which hit a gathering of displaced people.
A drone strike by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 41 people in the Blue Nile region near the Ethiopian border, according to the emergency law firm, Emergency Lawyers. The RSF targeted a camp housing displaced individuals in Abu Shandi, the state capital, on Friday. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed horror at the reports, stating that most victims were women and children.
Tensions between the Sudanese army and the RSF have escalated since 2023, leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths and displacing over 14 million people, creating one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. The army governs central and eastern Sudan, while the RSF controls the western Darfur region and southern areas. Both entities have been accused of employing drone attacks.
OCHA noted that the targeted area had been under continuous assault in recent weeks, causing thousands of civilian displacements and putting many more at risk of grave harm.
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