Sudan accuses RSF of drone attacks on service facilities, fuel stations in North Kordofan

By Adel Abdelrheem and Rania Abushamala

KHARTOUM, Sudan / ISTANBUL (AA) - Sudanese authorities on Friday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of launching drone attacks on service facilities and fuel stations in two cities in North Kordofan state.

The state government said in a statement that the attacks targeted Al-Rahad and Umm Rawaba on Thursday and Friday, without specifying casualties or material damage.

It described the attacks as “criminal conduct aimed at terrorizing citizens, undermining their security and stability, and depriving them of basic services.”

The government accused the RSF of targeting unarmed civilians after failing to confront the Sudanese army on the battlefield.

It said attacks on fuel stations and service facilities constituted “a war crime and a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law,” urging the international community and human rights and humanitarian organizations to condemn them and designate the RSF a “terrorist organization.”

The Sudanese army has recently made advances in North Kordofan, retaking several areas following battles with the RSF.

A limited number of areas in the state, including Umm Badr and Jabra al-Sheikh, remain under RSF control, according to field reports.

The three states of the Kordofan region — North, West and South — have witnessed fighting between the army and the RSF since Oct. 25 last year.

The army and the RSF have been at war since April 2023 following disputes over integrating the paramilitary group into the military.

The conflict has killed tens of thousands and displaced around 13 million people, fueling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Rania R.a. Abushamala