Now Reading: Sudan army drone attack kills 35 at Darfur court
-
01
Sudan army drone attack kills 35 at Darfur court
The Sudanese army struck a traditional court in western Darfur with drones on Sunday, killing 35 people, the Emergency Lawyers group said. The attack hit the village of Garra al-Zawaya in North…
The Story in Brief
The Sudanese army struck a traditional court in western Darfur with drones on Sunday, killing 35 people, the Emergency Lawyers group said. The attack hit the village of Garra al-Zawaya in North Darfur around 1:00 p.m. as locals had gathered for hearings on disputes. A witness reported four tribal leaders and two RSF commanders among the dead.
The RSF's self-declared government condemned the strike as a 'horrific crime', claiming 37 killed and 50 wounded. Both sides have increasingly used drone warfare since the RSF captured El-Fasher last October. The UN says over 1,000 civilians died in drone strikes in the first five months of 2026. The war has killed tens of thousands and created the world's largest hunger and displacement crises.
The Indian Opinion
Both the army and the RSF now routinely target civilians with drones, yet each side blames the other for every strike. The gap between the army’s silence and the RSF’s inflated death toll shows how facts become weapons. The real test: will the UN Security Council finally call out both sides for indiscriminate attacks, or will geopolitical interests keep it silent?
Source: thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
