RSF drone attack kills 24 people fleeing fighting in central Sudan, says doctors group

"A drone attack by a paramilitary group has hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors' group said on Saturday. The attack by the Rapid Support Forces took place close to the city of Er Rahad in North Kordofan province, according to the Sudan Doctors Network, which tracks the country's war. The vehicle was transporting displaced people who fled fighting in the Dubeiker area, the group said in a statement."

"Among the dead children were two infants. Several others were wounded and taken for treatment in Er Rahad, which suffers severe medical supplies shortages, like many areas in the Kordofan region, the statement said. The doctors' group urged the international community and rights organisations to take immediate action to protect civilians and hold the RSF leadership directly accountable for these violations."

"A drone attack on Friday on a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy in North Kordofan province killed one and wounded several others, said Denise Brown, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Sudan. Brown said the convoy was heading to deliver life-saving food assistance to displaced people in the city of El Obeid in North Kordofan when it was struck. The attack burned the trucks and destroyed the aid, she said."

A Rapid Support Forces drone attack struck a vehicle carrying displaced families near Er Rahad in North Kordofan province, killing at least 24 people, including eight children and two infants. Several others were wounded and transported to Er Rahad, a city with severe medical supply shortages. A separate drone strike on a World Food Programme aid convoy in North Kordofan killed one person, wounded several, burned trucks and destroyed food aid. Attacks on aid operations and WFP facilities have undermined efforts to reach people facing hunger and displacement and wounded humanitarian staff. Medical and rights groups urged international action and accountability for RSF leadership. Fighting between the RSF and the Sudanese military has displaced millions since April 2023.

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