Khartoum [Sudan], April 26: At least 11 people were killed and over 22 others injured on Friday in a drone strike that hit a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Al-Damer, the capital of River Nile State in northern Sudan, the state governor said.
Governor Mohammed Al-Badawi Abdel-Majid condemned the attack in a statement, describing it as a "crime" committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) at dawn on Friday against the IDP camp in the Al-Mogran area. He stated that 11 civilians, mostly women, children, and the elderly, were killed.
He urged the international community and human rights organizations to document the violations and ensure accountability for those responsible. The governor also ordered the relocation of the camp to a safer area to protect the displaced residents.
Separately, the non-governmental Sudanese Doctors Network reported that the "strike was carried out by a swarm of drones that launched four missiles, causing massive explosions and thick smoke over the shelter center and the electrical substation in Atbara city."
The RSF has not commented on the attack.
Meanwhile, the Media Coordination Council of the Sudanese Electricity Company said the Atbara substation was targeted by drones on Friday for the fourth time in a short period, leading to a power outage in the River Nile and Red Sea states.
The council confirmed that civil defense teams were working to extinguish the fire caused by the strike, and that technical damage assessments and follow-up measures would take place.
The RSF has recently escalated attacks on key civilian and military sites in the Northern and River Nile states, causing significant damage to the Merowe Dam in northern Sudan and triggering power outages across multiple states.
The conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted on April 15, 2023, has killed tens of thousands, displaced over 15 million people, and left Sudan facing what the UN calls one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. UN agencies warn the country is nearing famine, with its healthcare system collapsed and accurate casualty counts nearly impossible to verify.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
