RSF Drone Strike Leaves Three Dead in Central Sudan. El-Obeid, Sudan — At least three individuals were killed and nine others injured in a drone attack carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the central Sudanese city of el-Obeid, according to sources cited by reports.
The strike occurred near a police station in the Tayba neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.
The escalating conflict in the strategic Kordofan region, which includes the cities of Um Adara, Um Rawaba, and Kosti, has seen the RSF shifting its focus from Darfur to Kordofan, an area rich in oil infrastructure. This shift is part of the ongoing war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF, which has been raging since April 2023.
In a separate incident, military sources reported that the SAF had struck RSF positions in Um Adara, while RSF forces shelled the city of Um Rawaba in the north.
In southeastern Sudan, an RSF drone targeted army positions in Kosti city, destroying a military vehicle and injuring its crew.
The violence in Kordofan has displaced tens of thousands of civilians, exacerbating what aid agencies describe as one of the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies.
The United Nations’World Food Programme warned that it will be forced to slash food rations by up to 70 percent for communities facing starvation starting in January due to critical funding shortages.
Ross Smith, the agency’s emergency preparedness director, warned that the cuts would affect those already “on the brink of famine “as well as vulnerable communities at risk of sliding into hunger.
The WFP reported that 20 million Sudanese are suffering from malnutrition, with six million facing famine-like conditions. Smith further warned that funding could “collapse “by April, threatening the programme’s ability to continue operations.
The conflict has resulted in tens of thousands of casualties and the displacement of nearly 13 million people since the outbreak of fighting in April 2023, according to international organisations. Further details are expected as the situation remains developing.
