#BreakingNews: Rights Group Says RSF Drone Strike Killed Five In Sudan Capital
Rights group alleges RSF drone strike killed five civilians.
At least five civilians were killed in a drone strike near the Sudanese capital, with a local rights group alleging that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were responsible for the attack, in the latest escalation of violence in the conflict-hit country.
According to the Sudanese rights group Emergency Lawyers, the strike targeted a civilian vehicle traveling from White Nile state toward Omdurman, a city adjacent to Khartoum. The group said all passengers in the vehicle were killed and described the incident as part of a continuing pattern of attacks on civilians in public and populated areas.
The RSF has not officially claimed responsibility for the strike. However, rights observers have accused the paramilitary group of repeatedly targeting civilian infrastructure and transport routes during the ongoing conflict with the Sudanese Armed Forces. The latest attack comes despite a relative lull in large-scale violence in Khartoum after government forces regained control of much of the capital last year, though sporadic drone strikes have continued.
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Emergency Lawyers condemned the incident as a “clear violation of international humanitarian law,” underscoring concerns over the increasing use of drone warfare in Sudan’s civil conflict. The war, which erupted in April 2023 between the army and the RSF, has seen a sharp rise in aerial attacks, many of which have resulted in civilian casualties.
Data from conflict monitoring groups and humanitarian agencies indicate that drone strikes have become a major threat to civilians, with hundreds reported killed in such attacks in 2026 alone. Both the RSF and the Sudanese military have been accused of carrying out strikes that hit markets, hospitals, and displacement routes, raising alarm among international organisations.
The broader conflict has already claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced millions, creating what aid agencies describe as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. With no immediate ceasefire in sight, continued attacks on civilian targets risk further deepening the crisis and complicating efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance across the country.
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