Sudan Drone Strikes Kill 67 in Kordofan Region

At least 67 people have been killed in two separate drone attacks in Sudan’s Kordofan region, according to a rights group and local sources, as violence continues to intensify in the country’s prolonged civil war.

The rights organisation Emergency Lawyers reported that 10 civilians — including eight children and two women — were killed in a drone strike on Saturday in the village of Kadam in West Kordofan.

The victims had reportedly fled fighting in the Abu Kershola area of South Kordofan and taken shelter in Kadam before the attack struck their displacement site.

The group said the strike targeted a civilian area with no active military presence, warning that the incident reflected an alarming expansion of violence into locations sheltering displaced families. It did not identify who carried out the attack.

In a separate incident, a tribal leader said 57 people were killed in a drone strike on Friday in the village of Al-Murra in North Kordofan, where Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been battling for territorial control. The local source blamed the RSF for the attack.

The latest violence has triggered fresh displacement. The International Organization for Migration reported that around 160 people fled Al-Murra earlier this week due to worsening insecurity.

Drone warfare has escalated sharply in recent months, with both sides increasingly accused of carrying out deadly aerial attacks.

Last month, the United Nations humanitarian chief said around 700 civilians had been killed in drone strikes during the first three months of the year alone.

Now in its fourth year, Sudan’s conflict between the army and the RSF has left an estimated 200,000 people dead and displaced more than 11 million, pushing several parts of the country deeper into hunger and humanitarian crisis.