The Sudanese army claims to have killed dozens of RSF fighters in air attacks on Nyala, but the RSF accuses the army of killing 30 civilians in a drone strike on a livestock market.
01Summary
- 01The Sudanese army said it killed dozens of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in air attacks on Nyala, South Darfur state, on Friday.
- 02The RSF accused the army of killing 30 civilians, including 17 women and five children, in a drone strike on a livestock market.
- 03Human rights group Emergency Lawyers said a drone ‘affiliated’ with the Sudanese army hit a market in Nyala on Friday.
- 04The army has repeatedly used drones to target RSF-held territory in Darfur, and military chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed to retake ‘every inch’ of territory.
- 05The Sudanese civil war, which began in 2023, has killed tens of thousands and is described by the UN as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
02Why it matters
This fighting in Nyala underscores the escalating violence in Darfur and the wider civil war, which continues to cause mass civilian casualties and deepen Sudan's humanitarian catastrophe.
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