Drone strikes are now the leading cause of civilian deaths in Sudan, UN says

Drone strikes have been reported across several parts of Sudan, as fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensifies. The army says on Friday afternoon it hit RSF command centers in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, and a major stronghold of the group. Dozens of fighters were killed and military facilities destroyed. But the RSF and its allies accuse the army of striking a crowded livestock market, killing civilians this video shows damage at the Badjoon mining site in South Kordofan state the sudanese mineral resources company says it was caused by a drone attack on friday damaging four complexes housing water-powered milling equipment the un says drone strikes have become the leading cause of civilian deaths in sudan killing at least 1 120 people in the first six months of this year over the past few weeks the RSF has been accused of drone attacks far beyond the battlefield. In Blue Nile and West Kordofan states, suspected RSF drone attacks have killed dozens of civilians, including people near a displacement camp. A UN fact-finding mission has also found reasonable grounds to believe that RSF drone strikes in Al Obeid between July and August may amount to war crimes. And as the violence spreads, more people are being forced to flee. The International Organization for Migration says more than 10,000 people were displaced in Blue Nile between September 26 and October 4, a period that coincided with the pattern of RSF drone attacks in the area. As the fighting intensifies, civilians are paying the price in lives, livelihoods and their future. And with drone strikes reaching an expanding range of civilian sites, even those who have already fled the fighting are struggling to find safety.