RSF Drone Strike Kills Civilians in Sudan's Blue Nile State
(MENAFN) At least nine civilians were killed and several others seriously wounded in a drone strike attributed to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the southeastern Blue Nile state, a local official said Tuesday.
Abdelaati Elfakey, governor of Kurmuk locality, announced in a Facebook statement that RSF drones targeted Bani Shako village in the Al-Keili administrative unit, killing nine residents and leaving others with serious injuries.
The governor did not disclose the date of the attack or specify how many people had been wounded.
The RSF had not issued a statement regarding the reported strike.
The incident occurred as clashes intensified between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which is fighting alongside its ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), in Blue Nile state near the Ethiopian border.
On Nov. 2, the Sudanese military said it had repelled attacks by RSF fighters and their SPLM-N allies in the Bakori and Sali areas of the state, claiming that the attacking forces suffered heavy losses. The RSF did not immediately respond to the military's account.
Sudan has been gripped by armed conflict between the national army and the RSF since April 2023. The fighting has killed tens of thousands of people and forced approximately 13 million from their homes, according to UN and international estimates.
Abdelaati Elfakey, governor of Kurmuk locality, announced in a Facebook statement that RSF drones targeted Bani Shako village in the Al-Keili administrative unit, killing nine residents and leaving others with serious injuries.
The governor did not disclose the date of the attack or specify how many people had been wounded.
The RSF had not issued a statement regarding the reported strike.
The incident occurred as clashes intensified between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which is fighting alongside its ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), in Blue Nile state near the Ethiopian border.
On Nov. 2, the Sudanese military said it had repelled attacks by RSF fighters and their SPLM-N allies in the Bakori and Sali areas of the state, claiming that the attacking forces suffered heavy losses. The RSF did not immediately respond to the military's account.
Sudan has been gripped by armed conflict between the national army and the RSF since April 2023. The fighting has killed tens of thousands of people and forced approximately 13 million from their homes, according to UN and international estimates.
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