CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike on a bustling market in central Sudan on Tuesday killed 28 people and wounded dozens more, a local rights group said, part of the war that has devastated the country since 2023.The Emergency Lawyers, a local rights group that tracks violations committed during the conflict, said on X that the market in the town of Ghubaysh in West Kordofan province was targeted in Tuesday morning when it was overcrowded with civilians. The group blamed the army for the strike.A full-scale war broke out in April 2023 after long-simmering tensions between the army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces escalated. The RSF controls West Kordofan.An official with Sudan’s army told The Associated Press the army doesn’t target civilians or civilian infrastructure. Another military source also denied the group’s claims, stating that an army drone struck two RSF combat vehicles near the market while they were refueling, completely destroying the vehicles and killing those inside without causing any civilian casualties.
The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to brief the media. There was no immediate comment from the RSF.
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