At least 35 people were killed Sunday when the Sudanese army struck a traditional court in western Darfur with drones, a rights group said.
The Emergency Lawyers, which has documented violence by both the army and its rival paramilitaries throughout the three-year conflict, said the strike hit the court in the village of Garra al-Zawaya in North Darfur state at around 1 p.m. local time (11 a.m. GMT), as civilians had "gathered to attend hearings on local cases and disputes."
The village is under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been locked in a brutal conflict with the army since April 2023.
"The court session was being held under a tree with the participation of local community leaders," a witness from the area told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on condition of anonymity for safety reasons.
Among those killed were "four tribal leaders and two RSF commanders," the witness added.
