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Drone strike kills five in Sudanese capital Khartoum
A drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has killed five people in Omdurman near Khartoum 2 min read 02 May, 2026 Khartoum suffered extensive damage during the ongoing civil war but is now relatively quiet [Getty] A paramilitary drone killed five civilians on Saturday when it hit a vehicle in greater Khartoum, a rights group said, the second such attack in the Sudanese capital this week. Drone attacks by both Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - which have been at war since April 2023 - have intensified across the country in recent months, at times killing dozens of people in a single strike. Emergency Lawyers, a Sudanese legal advocacy group documenting abuses during the conflict, said an RSF drone struck a civilian vehicle on the Jammouiya Triangle road Saturday morning in southern Omdurman - just across the Nile from Khartoum proper - killing all those on board. The vehicle was travelling from the Sheikh al-Siddiq area in White Nile state, about 90 kilometres (56 miles) south of Khartoum, the group said. Last Tuesday, a drone strike hit a hospital in the Jebel Awliya area, around 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of central Khartoum, a security source and eyewitnesses told AFP. It was the first such attack on the capital in months, after the area was recaptured by the army a year ago from its paramilitary rivals. Jebel Awliya had been the RSF's last foothold in Khartoum state before the army's rapid counteroffensive, which pushed the paramilitary west towards its stronghold in the Darfur region. The RSF carried out a series of drone strikes on Khartoum last year, largely targeting military sites, power stations and water infrastructure. In recent months, however, the capital has seen relative calm. More than 1.8 million displaced residents have returned and the airport has resumed domestic flights, although much of the city remains without electricity or basic services. Fighting has since been concentrated in Darfur, where the army lost its last base in October, and in Kordofan, where the RSF has sought to regain control of Sudan's key east-west highway. Violence has also spread to southeastern Blue Nile state near the border with Ethiopia, raising fears of a more prolonged and fragmented conflict. Now in its fourth year, the war has killed tens of thousands of people - with some estimates putting the death toll above 200,000 - displaced millions and triggered one of the world's largest humanita...
Drone Strike Kills Five in Sudan - newscentraltv.com
May 2, 2026 Ethiopian Drone Strike Kills 40 Pro-Government Fighters. Credit: Getty Images A drone operated by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces hit a civilian vehicle in greater Khartoum on Saturday, killing all five people aboard, according to a legal advocacy group tracking the country’s conflict. Emergency Lawyers said the attack occurred on the Jammouiya Triangle road in southern Omdurman, a district just across the Nile from the capital’s centre. The vehicle was heading from the Sheikh al-Siddiq area in White Nile state, roughly 90 kilometres (56 miles) south of Khartoum. The strike marks the second time this week that drones have struck the capital region. On Tuesday, a hospital in the Jebel Awliya area, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of central Khartoum, was hit, security sources and witnesses told AFP. Tuesday’s hospital strike was the first drone attack in the capital in months. The army had retaken the Jebel Awliya area from the RSF about a year ago, ending the paramilitary group’s last foothold in Khartoum state before it was pushed west toward its Darfur stronghold. (FILES) A Sudanese woman walks past graves of people killed during clashes lining the streets of Khartoum’s twin-city Omdurman on March 20, 2025. The conflict, now in its fourth year, between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has no confirmed toll, though it has killed at least tens of thousands, and aid workers give estimates of more than 200,000. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP) Both sides in Sudan’s war, the army and the RSF, have ramped up drone warfare in recent months, with some single strikes killing dozens of people. Last year, the RSF launched multiple drone attacks on Khartoum, mainly aimed at military sites, power plants and water infrastructure. Despite the recent strikes, the capital has seen relative peace in recent months. More than 1.8 million displaced people have returned, and the airport has restarted domestic flights. Still, large parts of the city remain without electricity or basic services. Most fighting has now moved to Darfur, where the army lost its last base in October, and to Kordofan, where the RSF is trying to take back control of Sudan’s main east-west highway. Violence has also spread to Blue Nile state in the southeast, near the Ethiopian border, raising concerns that the conflict could become more drawn-out and fragmented. Sudan’s war, now in its fourth year, has killed tens of thousands, some estimates put the d...
Sudan army positions south of Khartoum attacked by wave of drones
A wave of drone attacks were launched against Sudanese Armed Forces positions south of Khartoum late on Tuesday. Witnesses and local officials said the army's rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces were probably behind the attacks in White Nile state and Jaba Awlaya. Neither the army nor the RSF has commented on the attacks.
Khartoum drone strike kills five Sudan NGO reports - Al Jazeera
Khartoum drone strike kills five Sudan NGO reports The attack, the second in a week, follows months of relative calm in the city after government forces regained control last year.
