A drone strike targeting a residential home in Sudan’s strategic el-Obeid city killed at least 10 civilians, including seven children. This deadly attack exposes how foreign-backed paramilitary forces are terrorizing innocent families in their relentless pursuit of territorial control, further deepening a civil war that has already created the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis.
Story Highlights
- Drone strike in army-controlled el-Obeid kills 10 civilians, including 7 children in residential area.
- Attack part of RSF campaign to encircle strategic city connecting Sudan’s capital to western regions.
- Sudan’s civil war has created world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis with 11 million displaced.
- Conflict represents “war of atrocities” with drone strikes becoming regular feature against civilian targets.
Deadly Strike Targets Family Home
The Monday drone attack struck a residential house in the center of el-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, killing at least 10 people with seven of the victims being children. The strike occurred in the army-controlled city amid ongoing military operations by the Rapid Support Forces seeking to capture Sudan’s central corridor. This attack followed previous drone strikes on Sunday that caused power outages in el-Obeid but resulted in no casualties at that time.
El-Obeid occupies a key strategic position connecting Sudan’s capital Khartoum with the vast western Darfur region, making it a critical target for RSF forces. The paramilitary group has pursued an aggressive military campaign through Kordofan following its victory in Darfur in October 2025, where government forces lost their last major position in that region.
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RSF Escalates Siege Tactics
The Rapid Support Forces have sought to encircle el-Obeid for months as part of their broader strategy to control Sudan’s central transportation corridors. The army previously broke an RSF siege of the city last year, but the paramilitary group has intensified its aerial assault using drone technology to target both military and civilian areas. Recent developments include a coalition of armed groups allied with government forces retaking several towns south of el-Obeid, potentially opening supply routes to other besieged cities.
The Sudanese army reported intercepting suicide drones launched by RSF forces targeting major dams and military sites in Sudan’s north, indicating the paramilitary group’s expanding drone warfare capabilities. These attacks demonstrate how the RSF employs terror tactics against civilian populations to achieve military objectives, particularly in strategically important cities that control key supply lines and regional connections.
Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
Sudan’s civil war, which began in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF paramilitary group, has killed tens of thousands and created what the United Nations characterizes as a “war of atrocities.” The conflict has forced more than 11 million people to flee internally and across borders, creating the world’s largest displacement crisis. Hundreds of thousands face mass starvation across the Kordofan region, where some of the worst violence occurs.
The targeting of residential areas demonstrates the persistent danger facing non-combatants, particularly children, in urban areas under siege conditions. This incident reflects the intensifying nature of the conflict, with drone strikes becoming a regular feature of military operations that increasingly target civilian infrastructure and population centers rather than limiting attacks to military objectives
Sources:
- 7 children among 10 dead in drone strike in Sudan’s el-Obeid
- Sudan civil war: Children among 13 killed after drone hits home in el-Obeid city, medics say – BBC News
- Drone Strike Kills 10, Including 7 Children, In Sudan’s El-Obeid: Medical Source – Barron’s
- Children killed after drone hits home in Sudan, medics say
