Kurmuk locality governor Abdelaati Elfakey said a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed nine civilians in Bani Shako, Blue Nile state, adding to civilian deaths reported amid Sudan’s war.
Anadolu Agency reported Tuesday that Elfakey made the claim in a Facebook statement. It identified Bani Shako as part of the Al-Keili administrative unit. Elfakey also said several people suffered serious injuries; the report gave neither an exact injury count nor a date for the attack. The agency said no RSF response was available when it published its report.
The United Nations said in an Oct. 31 statement that civilian deaths from drone strikes across Sudan and Abyei numbered in the hundreds, with women and children among those killed. It called for hostilities to end and for civilians and critical infrastructure to be protected. EconoTimes previously covered the U.N.’s appeal during Sudan’s complaint about alleged RSF drone launches from Ethiopia.
Anadolu placed the attack amid escalating fighting involving Sudan’s army, the RSF and the RSF’s ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N). The agency said the war began in April 2023.
