Overview
- Local health officials and rights groups said overnight strikes on el-Obeid on Thursday killed between 15 and 23 people and wounded dozens as drones struck across the city.
- Emergency Lawyers and other local monitors blamed the Rapid Support Forces for the strikes, though the RSF did not claim responsibility and independent verification remains limited.
- Reports say the attacks hit residential neighborhoods, a funeral at a cemetery, a truck carrying food supplies, and areas near army positions, producing both immediate deaths and damage to civilian infrastructure.
- The strikes come as drone attacks have risen across Sudan and the United Nations reported at least 880 civilian deaths from drone strikes between January and April, making unmanned aircraft a leading cause of civilian fatalities.
- Humanitarian life in el-Obeid has been disrupted with schools closed, markets only partly open, and aid deliveries hampered, raising the risk of deeper food shortages and further displacement in the strategic Kordofan region.