US EditionAt least 20 people killed in Sudan after a suspected drone strike hits a prison
- A suspected drone strike hit the main prison in Obeid, Sudan, on Saturday, killing at least 20 inmates and wounding fifty others.
- The attack occurred amid ongoing civil war triggered by clashes between Sudan's military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that began in April 2023.
- Information Minister Khalid Aleiser accused the Rapid Support Forces of launching the strike, part of their escalation of drone attacks on military-held areas across Sudan.
- The conflict has resulted in more than 24,000 deaths and forced around 13 million people to flee their homes, with the United Nations and human rights organizations documenting widespread abuses such as systematic sexual violence and targeted killings based on ethnicity.
- This strike underscores the persistent violence fueling Sudan's war, suggesting ongoing instability and worsening humanitarian conditions in affected regions.
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Paramilitaries Bomb a Prison in Western Sudan and Kill a 21 People - teleSUR English
At least a dozen people died this Saturday in the bombing carried out by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against a prison in Al Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, in western Sudan, where more than a dozen were injured, official sources reported. RELATED: Sudan: Port Sudan hit by drone strikes for sixth consecutive day, UN sounds alarm Sudan Doctors Network informed that 21 people were killed and 47 injured as a result …
Suspected RSF Strike Hits a Prison, Killing at Least 19 in Sudan, Officials Say
A suspected drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces hit a prison in Sudan's southern region of Kordofan on Saturday and killed at least 19 prisoners, authorities said, the latest deadly attack in the country’s more than two-year civil war. The attack on the main prison in Obeid, the capital city of North Kordofan, also wounded 45 other prisoners, according to a statement from the province’s police forces.
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