Friday, March 27, 2026 - At least 28 civilians have been killed in two separate drone strikes in Sudan, one targeting a market in Darfur and another hitting a road in Kordofan, as the conflict continues to escalate.
Health workers reported that a strike on Wednesday, March
25, in Saraf Omra, in North Darfur, killed 22 people, including a child, and
injured 17 others. “The drone hit a parked oil truck, which caught fire along
with part of the market,” said Hamid Suleiman, a local vendor.
Hundreds of kilometres away in North Kordofan, another
strike set a vehicle ablaze on a road between El-Rahad and Um Rawaba, killing
six civilians. “Six bodies arrived at the hospital yesterday, three of them
charred, in addition to 10 wounded,” a medical source said, blaming the
paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
The attacks are part of a wider pattern of escalating drone
warfare between Sudan’s army and the RSF, with both sides accused of targeting
infrastructure and civilian areas.
According to the United Nations, more than 500 civilians
have been killed in drone strikes between January and mid-March alone. The UN
has repeatedly called for restraint and the protection of civilians, but the
appeals have had little effect.
The ongoing war, which began in April 2023 between former
allies turned rivals, has killed tens of thousands and displaced around 11
million people, creating what the UN describes as the world’s largest hunger
and displacement crisis.
Recent incidents have further heightened concerns, including
a strike on El-Daein Teaching Hospital in Darfur that killed 70 people, and
another attack near the Chadian border that left 24 dead.
Chad’s information minister, Gassim Cherif Mahamat, warned
that his country was preparing a “proportionate response” if further
cross-border attacks occur. Meanwhile, the UN’s new envoy to Sudan, Pekka
Haavisto, has begun a visit aimed at supporting peace efforts, as international
calls for a ceasefire continue.
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