Sudan War Escalates as RSF Drone Strike Kills Nine Civilians
(MENAFN) At least nine civilians were killed and several others sustained serious injuries in a drone strike attributed to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the southeastern state of Blue Nile, a local official announced Tuesday.
Abdelaati Elfakey, governor of Kurmuk locality, said in a statement published on Facebook that RSF drones targeted Bani Shako village in the Al-Keili administrative unit, leaving nine residents dead and several others seriously wounded.
The governor did not disclose the date of the attack or specify how many people were injured.
The RSF has yet to issue a statement addressing the reported strike.
The incident comes as clashes intensify between Sudan's military and the RSF, which is fighting alongside its allied Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) in Blue Nile state, near the Ethiopian border.
On Nov. 2, the Sudanese army announced that it had repelled assaults by RSF fighters and their SPLM-N allies in the Bakori and Sali areas of Blue Nile, claiming to have inflicted heavy casualties on the attacking forces. The paramilitary group did not immediately respond to the military's account.
Sudan has been locked in a devastating war between the army and the RSF since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and forced approximately 13 million others from their homes, according to estimates from the UN and international organizations.
Abdelaati Elfakey, governor of Kurmuk locality, said in a statement published on Facebook that RSF drones targeted Bani Shako village in the Al-Keili administrative unit, leaving nine residents dead and several others seriously wounded.
The governor did not disclose the date of the attack or specify how many people were injured.
The RSF has yet to issue a statement addressing the reported strike.
The incident comes as clashes intensify between Sudan's military and the RSF, which is fighting alongside its allied Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) in Blue Nile state, near the Ethiopian border.
On Nov. 2, the Sudanese army announced that it had repelled assaults by RSF fighters and their SPLM-N allies in the Bakori and Sali areas of Blue Nile, claiming to have inflicted heavy casualties on the attacking forces. The paramilitary group did not immediately respond to the military's account.
Sudan has been locked in a devastating war between the army and the RSF since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and forced approximately 13 million others from their homes, according to estimates from the UN and international organizations.
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