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Drone strikes on civilian vehicles kill at least 20 in Sudan, rights groups say
Emergency Lawyers said one strike hit wedding guests and another hit a water transport vehicle, as drone attacks spread in North Kordofan.
- Drone strikes on vehicles in North Kordofan killed 15 civilians, including five women, on Monday and Tuesday, the Emergency Lawyers reported. The attacks occurred in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces .
- These attacks coincide with the RSF's intensifying assault on El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, which houses the army's 5th Infantry Division. The city faces near-daily drone strikes as a strategic target.
- The Emergency Lawyers stated one vehicle carried wedding guests while the other transported water when struck. The group alleged the strikes were "deliberate and carried out using a guided drone."
- On Monday, the United Nations Human Rights Council ordered an urgent inquiry into alleged abuses in El-Obeid. The body warned of a growing risk of "large-scale atrocities" similar to those documented in El-Fasher last year.
- Since April 2023, the conflict in Sudan has displaced 13 million people and killed at least 59,000. The United Nations fears the RSF could repeat atrocities that earlier this year bore "the hallmarks of genocide.
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Drone strikes on civilian vehicles kill at least 20 in Sudan, rights groups say
Drone strikes killed over 20 people this week in Sudan, targeting civilian vehicles headed to social gatherings, according to a rights group.
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