UN investigators say civilians in Sudan's El Obeid face drone attacks and arrests
UN-appointed independent investigators said civilians in Sudan's El Obeid are trapped between drone attacks by the Rapid Support Forces and arbitrary arrests by the Sudanese Armed Forces. The investigators said on Wednesday that people in the city are living in constant fear of the RSF drones. They also said civilians face a wave of arbitrary arrests by the SAF. The source does not give casualty figures, names of detainees, or details of specific strikes. The report frames El Obeid as an active civilian pressure point in Sudan's conflict, with both armed actors affecting daily life in the city. No further... [Continue Reading]
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Sudan drone strikes kill civilians as war shifts deeper into residential areas
Drone attacks across Sudan have killed more than 160 people in recent days, according to reporting on the conflict, as the war increasingly moves into residential areas. In Khartoum's Imtidad Nasser neighbourhood, east of the capital, residents described hearing drones overhead before anti-aircraft fire and two large explosions. Three children from one family were killed in that strike, underscoring how the fighting is now reaching civilian districts far from front lines.The latest account says the attack in Imtidad Nasser was carried out by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF. A resident quoted in the report said people initially ignored the... [Continue Reading]
