Rapid Support Forces drone strike kills four women in Ad-Damazin

A drone strike conducted by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least four women in Ad-Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile State. According to reports from the Washington Post and the Associated Press, the drone struck residential homes and a mosque in the town. This attack represents the latest incident in a broader RSF campaign targeting the region as Sudan's civil war, now in its third year, continues to cause significant civilian casualties.

Blue Nile State has increasingly become a front line in the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Civilian areas have been repeatedly targeted by airstrikes from both sides of the conflict. The killing of civilians inside a place of worship illustrates the challenges that aid organisations and residents encounter in finding safety from the fighting. Since the civil war began, the conflict has displaced millions of people across Sudan.