Drone Strike Kills 5 Civilians Near Khartoum

At least five civilians died Saturday morning when a drone struck a vehicle on the outskirts of Sudan's capital Khartoum, marking the second such attack in the city within a week, according to Emergency Lawyers, a Sudanese human rights group monitoring conflict-related abuses.

The strike hit a civilian vehicle traveling from the Sheikh al-Siddiq area in White Nile State, about 90 kilometers south of Khartoum, toward Omdurman, a city adjoining the capital, the group said. The incident occurred on the Jammouiya Triangle road in southern Omdurman, across the Nile from central Khartoum, killing all those on board. Emergency Lawyers attributed the attack to the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group fighting Sudan's army, and condemned it as a violation of international humanitarian law. The group described the strike as part of an ongoing pattern targeting civilians on public roads and in populated areas. The Rapid Support Forces did not immediately claim responsibility.

This attack follows a drone strike Tuesday on a hospital in the Jebel Awliya area, about 40 kilometers south of central Khartoum, according to security sources and eyewitnesses. That incident marked the first...