At least 11 people have died at a displacement camp in River Nile state as a result of a suspected drone attack by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary, according to authorities.
The local governor claimed in a statement released late on Friday that the attack had caused a nearby power station for the fourth time in the two years that the RSF and the Sudanese army had been fighting.
A medical official reported that the attack was a deadly escalation of the conflict, leaving 23 others injured. At least nine children were reportedly among the injured, according to witnesses.
“My son, my cousin, the husband of my daughter, and the children of my cousin are all deceased. According to witness Haleema, the boy is ten years old, while the girl is reportedly two.
In central and northern Sudan, the RSF has been accused of attacking power infrastructure in Sudanese army-controlled areas.
Hemedti, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo’s RSF, denies carrying out drone attacks.
A makeshift camp was hit by the attack on Friday, which happened close to the Atbara power station in al-Damer, which was about 3 km (2 miles) away.
With little to no humanitarian assistance, about 180 families who had fled the capital’s capital, Khartoum, were residing in abandoned structures and tents.
Another victim of the attack, Mawaheb Mohamed, claimed that “the first drone attack came and landed right behind us.”
“Four more came fifteen minutes later, totaling four.” Because the scene was so challenging, there were corpses, dismembered bodies, and hospital personnel, he made the decision to leave.
As residents boarded buses heading for an unknown location, authorities were seen hosing down the smoldering remains of tents and belongings following the attack.
As drone and missile attacks plunged millions into weeks-long blackouts, further aggravated the humanitarian crisis in a nation that had been devastated by the civil war, the situation worsened as a result of the wider collapse of Sudan’s power grid.
In April 2023, the Sudanese army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF rekindled their hostility in an open conflict.
Al-Burhan has been ecstatic about recent victories made by the military, including those in Khartoum, but ground fighting is currently rifling in the Darfur region, where hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing.
One of the largest displacement crises in history has been caused by the conflict. More than 12.4 million people have been displaced from their homes, including 3.3 million who have emigrated to neighboring nations, according to the UN.
Source: Aljazeera
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