A drone attack from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces struck a camp for displaced civilians in the Blue Nile region bordering Ethiopia, killing 41 people, a rights group said Friday night.
Emergency Lawyers, a local legal body, said the strike targeted the Abu Shandi camp in the state’s Blue‑Nile region, where humanitarian agencies have relocated people fleeing months of fighting. The report notes that most of the casualties were women and children.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs condemned the attack, describing it as "appalling" and signaling deep concern over the repeated use of drone strikes on civilian sites by both the army and the RSF.
Since 2023 the Sudanese army and the RSF – a former special‑forces unit now governing several provinces – have been locked in a deadly power struggle that has already killed hundreds of thousands of Sudanese and forced more than 14 million people to abandon their homes.
The conflict has worsened one of the world’s most severe humanitarian emergencies, with widespread displacement, lack of medical care and shortages of food and clean water. Humanitarian agencies warn that the ongoing raids and unrest continue to expose civilians to grave danger and compromise aid delivery.
