A Sudanese man walks past a tank on display at the War Museum in Khartoum North (Bahri) that was damaged during fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
As international warnings over the plight of children in Sudan continue to mount, concerns are also growing that the humanitarian tragedy in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State, is being exploited as part of the military and media conflict between the warring parties.
On Monday, Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative in Sudan, said that children across the country “are being killed and injured in their homes, on the streets, in markets, and while attempting to access essential services such as education and healthcare,” in one of the bleakest assessments since the outbreak of the war.
According to the organisation, at least 330 children were killed or injured during the first six months of 2026. The Kordofan region recorded the highest rates of child casualties resulting from drone strikes, which UNICEF said accounted for nearly 60 percent of all child casualties in the region.
The extensive use of Iranian- and Turkish-made drones by the Sudanese army and allied forces has expanded the scope of violations against civilians, particularly in the Kordofan and Darfur regions.
