Overview
- Witnesses reported drones struck Khartoum International Airport, breaking a stretch of quiet in the capital where flights and ministries had only recently resumed.
- A separate strike killed five people in a civilian vehicle on the outskirts of Omdurman, with the rights group Emergency Lawyers blaming the Rapid Support Forces and calling it a violation of humanitarian law.
- Another attack killed 17 relatives of former RSF officer Abu Aqla Kaikal at a family home in Al Jazeera state, which witnesses and local officials attributed to the RSF and viewed as retaliation for his defection to the army.
- Residents and local reports described repeated drone hits on Jebel Aulia south of Khartoum and on targets in North Kordofan, including Al Obeid’s TV station and military sites, while air defenses intercepted at least one drone.
- UN figures count nearly 700 civilians killed by drone strikes in the first quarter of 2026, highlighting the growing civilian cost in a war that began in April 2023 and has displaced millions across Sudan.