Sudan · updated 1h ago · 2 min read
Rapid Support Forces Drone Attacks Kill 4 Civilians in Delling, South Kordofan
Four civilians killed, including a woman and child, in RSF drone strikes on Dilling. RSF drone strikes also killed five at a dormitory in El-Obeid, with 47 injured.
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Dabanga Radio TV Online
“Radio Dabanga was unable to independently verify the attribution.”Read the original ↗
Anadolu Ajansı
“The group described the attack as part of continuing RSF attacks on civilians and civilian facilities across Sudan.”Read the original ↗
Dabanga flags it could not independently verify attribution, while Anadolu and UA attribute the strike without such a caveat.
Dilling drone strikes
The Rapid Support Forces carried out drone attacks on the city of Delling in South Kordofan State, and the Sudan Doctors Network reported the killing of 4 civilians on Friday, October 2 of the current year. The Sudan Doctors Network said the attacks targeted the neighborhoods of Tuwamat, Al-Malikia, and Al-Maasir, and the deaths included a child and a woman.
The Sudan Doctors Network condemned the attacks as targeting residential neighborhoods, calling it a serious violation of international humanitarian law and the rules protecting civilians during armed conflicts. The Sudan Doctors Network called on the United Nations and international humanitarian and human rights organizations to condemn the targeting of civilians and residential neighborhoods and to work to hold the perpetrators accountable, while warning that repeated attacks on civilian gatherings and the use of combat means in populated areas multiply human losses and undermine access to basic services.
Wider war context
The Sudan Doctors Network said the RSF drone strikes in Dilling targeted residential areas in the city, and it called on the UN and international humanitarian organizations to hold those responsible accountable. The Sudan Doctors Network said the attacks reflected a continuing pattern of violence that endangers civilian lives and worsens humanitarian suffering in conflict zones, and it warned that repeated attacks on civilian gatherings and the use of weapons in populated areas increase casualties.
The UN said on August 24 that 1,100 civilians had been killed in drone attacks in Sudan between January and June of this year, according to TRT World. The war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces has raged since April 2023, and UN and international estimates say it has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced about 13 million.
Diplomacy and aid routes
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi held talks on Sunday with Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al Burhan in the northern Egyptian city of El-Alamein to discuss Sudanese developments and efforts to end the ongoing conflict. The Egyptian presidency said Sisi stressed that Egypt would continue its efforts at the regional and international levels to advance a political solution, help end the war, and alleviate the Sudanese people’s humanitarian suffering.
The United Nations welcomed Sudan’s government decision to extend for three months the opening of the Adré border crossing on the Chad-Sudan border, and Tom Fletcher said it was "very positive news, allowing humanitarian personnel to continue using the Adré border crossing between Chad and Sudan." The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that during the first eight months of the year more than 1,300 trucks carrying over 50,000 tons of aid passed through the border crossing, and the ministry said the crossing would remain operational at least until December 31.