15 Children Killed in Drone Strike on Displacement Camp in Sudan

At least 15 children were killed and several others injured in a drone strike on a displacement camp in West Kordofan, Sudan, according to UNICEF.

In a statement issued late Wednesday and reported by Agence France-Presse, UNICEF said preliminary reports indicate that at least 15 children were killed and 10 others wounded in the attack, which targeted a camp for internally displaced people in the city of Al Sunut on Monday.

The agency did not specify who was responsible for the strike.

Communications remain largely cut off in West Kordofan, where the Rapid Support Forces control most areas. Residents have limited access to communication services, relying intermittently on satellite internet connections such as Starlink.

Kordofan, a region rich in oil reserves and agricultural land, serves as a strategic corridor linking Darfur in the west, largely under Rapid Support Forces control, to Khartoum and eastern Sudan, where the national army maintains authority.

Sudan has been engulfed in conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The fighting has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and displaced more than 11 million people, creating what the United Nations describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.