Deadly Sudan drone strike targets funeral procession
Rights groups accuse the RSF paramilitary group of killing civilians in el-Obeid, a city on the civil war's front line.
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Rights groups accuse the RSF paramilitary group of killing civilians in el-Obeid, a city on the civil war's front line.
A Sudanese rights group accused the RSF of killing 23 civilians and injuring 19 in drone attacks in El-Obeid, including strikes on residential neighborhoods and a funeral gathering.
Sudanese paramilitary forces carried out drone strikes in central Sudan, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, with attacks targeting various areas of El-Obeid, including a funeral gathering.
Drone strikes on the strategic Sudanese city of El-Obeid killed 23 people, with rights groups reporting that the attacks targeted residential areas, a funeral gathering, and a truck carrying food supplies.
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) conducted drone attacks in El-Obeid, North Kordofan State, resulting in four deaths and twelve injuries among civilians, including mourners at a funeral.
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