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Suspected RSF Drone Strikes Kill 33 in Sudan, Targeting Prison and Displacement Camp

A prison in North Kordofan and a Darfur displacement camp were struck, escalating the humanitarian crisis as civilian casualties mount.

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(photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/IANS)
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Overview

  • A suspected RSF drone strike on Obeid prison in North Kordofan killed at least 20 inmates and injured 50 others, according to Sudanese authorities.
  • An artillery attack on a Darfur displacement camp near el-Fasher killed 14 people, including eight children from the same family, per an activist group.
  • The RSF has escalated drone and artillery strikes on military-held and civilian areas, including a six-day campaign targeting Port Sudan's infrastructure.
  • The conflict, which began in April 2023, has caused over 24,000 deaths, displaced 13 million people, and pushed parts of Sudan into famine.
  • International organizations have documented atrocities, including mass rape and ethnically motivated killings, amounting to war crimes in Darfur.