Drone attacks blamed on the Rapid Support Forces ripped through Sudan’s North Kordofan capital for a second straight day, killing and injuring civilians in repeated strikes that hit homes, a funeral gathering and aid routes, according to a Sudanese rights monitoring group and health officials.
The Emergency Lawyers group said RSF drones struck El-Obeid in multiple waves on Wednesday and Thursday, leaving at least 23 civilians dead and 19 wounded, with warnings that the toll could rise as drones continued to fly over the city and access to medical care remained strained.
The first round of strikes late Wednesday killed five civilians and injured 12 others, the group said. A second strike followed shortly after, hitting mourners gathered at Dalil Cemetery during a funeral for earlier victims. Four more people were killed and seven injured in that attack, turning a burial site into another casualty scene in a city already under sustained pressure.
On Thursday, the violence spread deeper into urban neighborhoods. Emergency Lawyers said RSF drones targeted densely populated residential areas, including Al-Muwazzafeen and Al-Matar, as well as locations near the Sudanese army’s 5th Infantry Division headquarters. Thirteen civilians were killed when residents gathered near damaged buildings, apparently during attempts to retrieve bodies and assist the wounded.
