Sudan's Army Claims Dozens of RSF Fighters Killed in Attack
The army said it killed dozens of RSF fighters, while the paramilitary group said a drone strike on a market killed 30 civilians, including women and children.
- On Friday, a Sudanese army drone strike on a Nyala livestock market killed 30 civilians, according to the Rapid Support Forces , though the army claimed the attack targeted paramilitary command centers in South Darfur.
- Sudanese military chief Abdel Fattah Burhan has intensified aerial attacks across Darfur to reclaim territory, promising to seize "every inch" of land under RSF control.
- Among the 30 killed were 17 women and five children, according to RSF reports; Emergency Lawyers stated the drone used was "affiliated" with the Sudanese army.
- Reporting from Khartoum on Saturday, Al Jazeera's Almigdad Alruhaid said fighting has "intensified," as the United Nations described Sudan as facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
- In the past 24 hours, conflict has escalated in South Kordofan, where government sources reported drone attacks on mining sites as fire exchanges intensify across Sudan.
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Sudan's Army Claims Dozens of RSF Fighters Killed in Attack
By AI Jazeera Staff and AFPOctober 17, 2026Rapid Support Forces accuse army of killing 30 civilians in attack on Nyala's busy livestock market.The Sudanese army says it has killed dozens of fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a series of air attacks on the southwestern city of Nyala, but the paramilitary group says the military has killed civilians.The targets of Friday’s attack were RSF positions and command centres in Nyala, the ca…
In the Sudanese region of Darfur, there have been numerous victims of a drone attack on a cattle market.
The paramilitary RSF blames the army for the attack with 30 dead and dozens injured.
Both the RSF militia and the Sudanese army are increasingly relying on drones in their attacks
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Paramilitary group accuses Sudan's army of being behind deadly drone attack on busy Friday market in Darfur.
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