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Paramilitary drone strike kills 41 in Sudan's Blue Nile region, rights group reports
Overview
A drone attack carried out by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has killed 41 people, predominantly women and children, at a displaced persons camp in the Abu Shandi area of the Blue Nile region. The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs expressed alarm over the strike, noting that the area has faced sustained attacks in recent weeks, exacerbating one of the world's worst humanitarian crises driven by the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF.
Key points
- A drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 41 people in Sudan's Blue Nile region near the Ethiopian border.
- The attack targeted a camp for displaced people in the Abu Shandi area on Friday, according to the Emergency Lawyers rights group.
- The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that initial findings indicate most casualties were women and children.
- The ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which began in 2023, has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced over 14 million people.