A drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed at least 24 people, including eight children, in central Sudan, according to the Sudan Doctors Network. The attack struck a vehicle carrying displaced families near the city of Er Rahad in North Kordofan province. Among the dead were two infants, the group said in a statement on Saturday.
The vehicle was transporting people fleeing fighting in the Dubeiker area. Several others were wounded and taken to Er Rahad for treatment, where severe medical supply shortages persist, as in much of the Kordofan region. The doctors' group urged the international community to take immediate action to protect civilians and hold RSF leadership accountable.
There was no immediate comment from the RSF, which has been at war with the Sudanese military for about three years. The conflict began in April 2023 when a power struggle erupted into open fighting, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.
Separately, a drone attack on Friday hit a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy in North Kordofan, killing one person and wounding several others. The convoy was delivering food to displaced people in El Obeid. Denise Brown, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Sudan, condemned the attack, saying it burned trucks and destroyed aid. The Sudan Doctors Network called it a war crime.
International condemnation followed. US adviser Massad Boulos called for accountability, while UK minister Jenny Chapman described the attack as disgraceful. Saudi Arabia criticised the RSF for recent strikes, including on a hospital that killed 22 people, and called out foreign parties supplying arms to the group.
The war has killed over 40,000 people, according to UN figures, and created the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with more than 14 million displaced. Famine has been confirmed in parts of Darfur, and acute malnutrition is expected to worsen in 2026.
