RSF Drone Strike Kills Nine Displaced People in Sudan
The Rapid Support Forces targeted displaced civilians with drones in Blue Nile State, killing nine people and prompting retaliatory air strikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Nine displaced people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday when drones targeted civilians in Sudan's southeastern Blue Nile State. The victims were traveling from Bani Shako in the Kurmuk locality toward the capital city of Damazin when the strike occurred.
Kurmuk Commissioner Abdel Ati Mohamed al-Faki attributed the attack to the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group. This incident follows a recent increase in drone strikes on residential areas within Kurmuk, contributing to rising civilian casualties and displacement in the region.
In response to the strike, the Sudanese Armed Forces intensified air operations against positions held by the Rapid Support Forces and its ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North. The escalation is part of the broader conflict between the national military and the paramilitary forces that began in April 2023.
