US EditionAt Least 11 Children Killed in El-Fasher Drone Strike, UN Says
The drone strike killed over 70 worshippers, including at least 11 children and three medical personnel, amid escalating conflict and a siege in El Fasher, Sudan.
- On September 21, a drone strike hit a mosque during Friday prayers at the Abu Shouk camp in El Fasher, North Darfur, killing over 70 worshippers.
- The attack took place amid a fierce civil war involving heavy fighting and a blockade imposed by the Rapid Support Forces , which has caused massive displacement and trapped numerous civilians.
- The strike completely demolished the mosque, trapping victims beneath the debris, and resulted in the deaths of over a dozen children between the ages of six and fifteen, in addition to injuring numerous others and causing damage to nearby residences.
- UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell called the strike "shocking and unconscionable" and highlighted that children in El Fasher endure violence, deprivation, and lack access to food, water, and healthcare.
- Global actors including the US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar strongly condemned the drone attack on the mosque, describing it as a serious breach of international law, and called for the protection of civilians and accountability for those responsible.
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Tragedy in El-Fasher: Drone Strike Claims Innocent Lives
A drone strike in el-Fasher, North Darfur, killed at least 11 children and many others, sparking outrage from the UN and humanitarian groups. The attack, attributed to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, targeted a mosque during prayers and escalated fears amid an ongoing civil war and humanitarian crisis.
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At least 11 children killed in el-Fasher drone strike, UN says
Local aid groups and activists and the Sudanese army accused the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces of launching the drone that struck the mosque during Fajr prayer early Friday, killing at least 70 people, though the death toll is likely higher.
Deaths from mosque attack in besieged Sudanese city 'include at least 11 children'
Residents of the regional capital of North Darfur are mourning more than 70 people killed in a single drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a mosque during Friday dawn prayers.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns of a sharp deterioration in the humanitarian situation in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's besieged North Darfur state, where deadly attacks by the Rapid Support Forces and new waves of displacement are exacerbating the suffering of civilians. A devastating attack by the Rapid Support Forces on Friday, September 19, 2025, on a mosque in El Fasher killed 70 peopl…
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