Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children, doctor group says

"Paramedics on the scene in the town of Kalogi in South Kordofan state were targeted in "a second unexpected attack," the group said in a statement late Friday. The death toll is expected to be higher, but communication blackouts in the area have made it difficult to report casualties. Thursday's attack is the latest in the fighting between the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, also known as the RSF, and the Sudanese military, who have been at war for over two years."

"Hundreds of civilians were killed throughout the Kordofan states in the last few weeks as intensified fighting shifted from Darfur after the RSF took over the besieged city of el-Fasher. Sudanese military aerial strikes on Sunday killed at least 48 people, mostly civilians, in Kauda, South Kordofan. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk warned that Kordofan could face new atrocities like those in el-Fasher."

A drone attack struck a kindergarten in Kalogi, South Kordofan, killing at least 50 people, including 33 children. Paramedics at the scene were hit in a second unexpected attack. Communication blackouts across the area are hindering casualty reports and may mask a higher death toll. Intensified fighting between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese military has shifted into the oil-rich Kordofan states after the RSF seized el-Fasher. Recent violence in Kordofan has caused hundreds of civilian deaths and included aerial strikes that killed dozens. The RSF takeover of el-Fasher involved executions, rapes, and other atrocities, contributing to mass displacement and widespread humanitarian need.

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