Two children were killed in a drone strike on a mosque in the Kordofan region of Sudan
Cairo — A drone strike on a mosque killed two children and injured 13 others Sudan A local doctors group said that the Kordofan region in the center of the country died at dawn on Wednesday, with the civil war continuing in the country.
The Sudan Doctors Network, which monitors the conflict, said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which are fighting the army, carried out the attack in the city of Rahad in North Kordofan.
Network spokesman Mohammed Al-Sheikh told the Associated Press that the children were attending a Qur’an lesson at dawn.
The network added that targeting children inside mosques “represents a dangerous escalation in the pattern of repeated violations against civilians.”
There was no immediate comment from Reporters Without Borders.
the The war between the RSF and the army began in 2023When tensions flared between the two former allies who were supposed to oversee the democratic transition after the 2019 uprising. The World Health Organization says the fighting has killed at least 40,000 people and displaced 12 million.
Aid groups say the real death toll may be several times higher, because fighting in vast, remote areas hinders access.
The Sudan Doctors Network described the attacks on places of worship as part of a “systematic pattern” that undermines the sanctity of religious places.
More than 15 mosques were partially or completely destroyed, burned, or bombed, and more than 165 churches were destroyed or closed throughout the war. According to numbers announced last year.
Drone attacks were common.
on saturday, Drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces A car carrying displaced families was struck in central Sudan, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, according to the Sudan Doctors Network.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the Kordofan region remains “turbulent and a focus of hostilities” as warring parties compete for control of strategic areas.
