Drone strikes kill at least 23 civilians in Sudan's ElObeid

Drone strikes blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 23 civilians and wounded 19 others over two days in the central Sudanese city of ElObeid, according to a local rights monitoring group. The attacks, which began late on June 10 and continued through June 11, targeted residential neighborhoods, a funeral gathering, and a humanitarian aid truck, escalating fears over the indiscriminate use of aerial warfare in urban areas.

The nongovernmental Emergency Lawyers group reported that the first wave of strikes late Wednesday killed five civilians and injured 12. A subsequent attack shortly afterward hit mourners at the Dalil Cemetery who were burying victims from the initial strike, killing four more people and wounding seven. On Thursday, drones struck densely populated residential areas, including the AlMuwazzafeen and AlMatar neighborhoods, as well as locations near the Sudanese army's 5th Infantry Division headquarters. The group said 13 civilians were killed as they gathered near damaged buildings, apparently while attempting to assist the wounded or retrieve bodies.

A separate strike early Thursday hit a truck carrying food supplies at the...