The United Nations has strongly condemned a deadly drone strike on its logistics base in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan, which killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and injured eight others. The peacekeepers were serving under the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the attack as a grave violation that could constitute a war crime under international law.

Sudan’s army blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the assault, amid an ongoing civil conflict between the two sides that has lasted over two years. The RSF has not yet issued a statement. Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus expressed deep sorrow and condemned the attack, calling it an act against international peace and humanity.

Dhaka has pledged close coordination with the UN to repatriate the bodies of the fallen soldiers and ensure proper medical care for the injured. The incident underscores growing risks for peacekeepers operating in Sudan’s volatile conflict zones.

A new investigation by the Sudan Witness Project has found that at least 1,700 civilians were killed in airstrikes carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) since the civil conflict began in April 2023. The report, based on analysis of 384 verified air attacks through July 2025, documents bombings in residential areas, markets, hospitals, and schools, with more than 1,120 others injured. The SAF denies deliberately targeting civilians, claiming its operations focus only on legitimate military objectives.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accused by the United States of genocide in Darfur, lack air power but have increasingly used drones. Project director Mark Snoeck said evidence suggests SAF failed to take adequate measures to avoid civilian casualties. The British Foreign Office condemned the attacks as showing “unacceptable disregard for civilian safety.”

Analysts warn that both sides face growing allegations of war crimes as air and drone strikes intensify. Despite heavy civilian losses, neither faction has achieved significant military gains, raising fears of a prolonged humanitarian disaster.

At least 79 people, including 43 children, were killed in a drone strike carried out by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in South Kordofan province, authorities confirmed on Friday. The attack, which occurred in the town of Kalogi, targeted a kindergarten, a hospital, and densely populated residential areas. Four missiles were reportedly launched from RSF drones, leaving 38 others injured.

The South Kordofan state government condemned the assault as a 'heinous crime' allegedly committed by RSF-backed Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North. UNICEF strongly denounced the attack, calling it a grave violation of children’s rights, noting that over ten victims were between five and seven years old. Local officials urged the international community to classify the RSF as a terrorist organization and take firm action to halt such violence.

The incident underscores the escalating brutality of Sudan’s civil war, which began in April 2023 between the RSF and the national army. According to the World Health Organization, the conflict has already claimed at least 40,000 lives and displaced around 12 million people nationwide.

At least 40 people were killed in an airstrike carried out by the South Sudanese army in the southern Kordofan region on Saturday, November 30. The attack struck a nursing school in the village of Komo, according to local residents and human rights group Emergency Lawyers. Witnesses reported that dozens of students and civilians were among the dead, with villagers burying more than 40 bodies. A military official, speaking anonymously, denied that the army targets civilians, though similar accusations have persisted since the conflict began in April 2023. The Sudanese army continues to battle the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North for control of key areas in Darfur and South Kordofan. The United Nations reports that around 5,000 people were displaced from small villages in South Kordofan in November alone, as the war has already killed hundreds of thousands and displaced over 12 million people nationwide.

Amnesty International has accused Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing war crimes in the Darfur town of el-Fasher, citing testimonies from survivors who described executions, rapes, and other atrocities. The report was released shortly after the RSF announced a three-month humanitarian truce, purportedly in response to international mediation led by U.S. President Donald Trump. Sudan has been engulfed in conflict since April 2023, when fighting erupted between the RSF, led by Mohamed Daglo, and the national army under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Amnesty’s findings detail widespread violence against civilians, which the group says could amount to war crimes under international law. The United Nations has described el-Fasher as a “crime scene,” urging accountability. Mediation efforts by the U.S.-backed Quad group, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE, have so far failed, with Burhan rejecting the latest truce proposal, accusing the UAE of bias—an allegation the UAE denies.

Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has sharply criticized the latest US proposal aimed at ending the country’s prolonged conflict, describing it as the 'worst document so far.' The US plan calls for a three-month humanitarian ceasefire followed by a nine-month political process. Al-Burhan objected to provisions that would dissolve the Sudanese armed forces and security institutions while allowing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to remain in their current positions. He accused Washington of trying to impose conditions on Sudan. Meanwhile, the RSF has expressed its willingness to accept the ceasefire. The war, which began in April 2023, has killed over 40,000 people and displaced more than 14 million, creating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Al-Burhan said the army would only agree to a truce once RSF fighters withdraw from civilian areas and displaced people can safely return home. He reiterated that the military seeks peace but will not accept external pressure.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed to G20 nations to help stop the ongoing violence and killings in Sudan. Speaking at a press conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, Guterres emphasized the urgent need for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access. He urged external actors to halt the supply of weapons and fighters to Sudan and called on the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to engage in dialogue. Guterres also highlighted conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the government and M23 rebels, stressing the need for lasting solutions that respect sovereignty and regional integrity. Additionally, he warned of rising insecurity in West Africa’s Sahel region, where armed groups exploit weak governance. Referring to crises from Haiti to Yemen and Myanmar, Guterres underscored the importance of pursuing peace under international law.

At least 40 civilians, including women and children, were killed in a drone strike launched by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the village of Al-Luayb, east of Al-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan. According to a local official, the attack specifically targeted a tent used for a funeral ceremony, causing mass casualties among mourners. The provincial government condemned the assault as another addition to RSF’s series of crimes against civilians, urging the international community to officially classify the RSF as a terrorist organization. Authorities claim the group continues to commit atrocities against unarmed civilians amid the ongoing conflict with the Sudanese army.

The RSF had earlier announced plans to attack Al-Obeid and advised residents to flee through designated corridors. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that around 38,000 people have been displaced from North and South Kordofan since late October due to insecurity. Recently, the RSF captured Bara city in North Kordofan and Al-Fashir in North Darfur, where they were accused of massacring civilians. Analysts warn that such escalating violence could deepen Sudan’s internal divisions and push the nation closer to prolonged fragmentation and instability.

In Sudan’s North Darfur region, the city of El Fasher has turned into a scene of horror after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control last week, killing at least 1,500 people. Streets are filled with hundreds of unburied bodies, while survivors describe mass killings, looting, and the murder of civilians, including children. The United Nations warns that trapped residents face grave danger, with many wounded left without care. Around 36,000 people have fled to Tawila, joining over 650,000 displaced residents already there. Aid groups report dire shortages of food, water, and medicine. The UN has released $20 million in emergency aid, but experts say global response remains inadequate. Satellite images reveal widespread bloodshed, with large areas stained red. Humanitarian organizations call the situation one of the worst crises in recent memory.

Sudan, once a cradle of ancient civilization along the Nile, has turned into a landscape of ruin and despair. Since April 2023, the brutal power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has unleashed one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. The UN reports that over 10 million people are now displaced, entire cities lie in rubble, and famine is being used as a weapon of war. Hospitals have been bombed, doctors killed, and refugee camps attacked — as seen in North Darfur where RSF assaults left 40 refugees dead, mostly women and children.
The World Health Organization confirms airstrikes have destroyed medical facilities, while Amnesty International accuses the RSF of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Darfur. The United States has also formally recognized the atrocities as acts of genocide.
Yet, as Sudan burns, the world remains silent — governments issue statements, resolutions are passed, and nothing changes. The war is no longer just about power; it’s about the extinction of humanity’s conscience. Sudan stands as a mirror reflecting our collective moral decay — a civilization that can build rockets to Mars but cannot save a starving child in Khartoum.

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly killed over 1,500 civilians in El-Fasher, the last major city in Darfur previously held by the Sudanese army. The massacre occurred over just three days as RSF troops captured the city following a 17-month siege. According to the Sudanese Doctors Network and Al Jazeera, RSF fighters executed civilians attempting to flee, marking what observers describe as a “true genocide.” The group also claims that RSF attacks — including bombings, starvation tactics, and extrajudicial killings — have killed nearly 14,000 people in El-Fasher over the past 18 months. Since the outbreak of war between the RSF and the Sudanese army in 2023, thousands have died and over 12 million people have been displaced. The Sudanese government stated that about 2,000 people have been killed in El-Fasher since Sunday, underscoring the country’s deepening humanitarian catastrophe.

In Sudan’s besieged western city of El Fasher, a drone attack by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a shelter for displaced persons has killed at least 60 people. The shelter, located on a university field, continues to have victims’ bodies unrecovered. Local resistance committees have condemned the attack as a “massacre” and urged the international community to intervene swiftly. Since April 2023, the ongoing conflict between Sudanese government forces and RSF has claimed thousands of lives, displaced millions, and left nearly 25 million people facing extreme famine. El Fasher, the last state capital in Darfur outside RSF control, has emerged as a critical front in the conflict. Human rights organizations have described the city as “an open-air morgue” due to the deteriorating humanitarian conditions and rising civilian casualties. Immediate relief and international attention are considered crucial.

Amid a prolonged drought in South Sudan, remote villages like Lohobohobo rely on traditional rainmakers to secure crops and livelihoods. Solomon Atur, a local rainmaker, was blamed for failing to bring rain and fled in fear, but was forcibly returned and buried alive by villagers. This tragic event underscores the deadly consequences of extreme superstition compounded by food insecurity and climate stress. Over the past four decades, several rainmakers in the disappearing mountain ranges have faced similar fates, including burial, burning, or exile. Experts say the climate crisis, recurring droughts, and rising frustration among agrarian communities are fueling violence against traditional practitioners, reflecting the dangerous intersection of environmental hardship and local beliefs. Al Jazeera confirmed the incident through multiple sources, including family members and local officials.

At least 78 people were killed and 20 others injured when a drone strike hit a mosque in Sudan’s El-Fasher city, escalating the conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The RSF, which has been locked in a brutal power struggle with the army for over two years, has recently intensified efforts to seize El-Fasher. Reports also emerged of attacks on nearby displacement camps, much of which are now under RSF control.

The UN has warned that the conflict is increasingly taking on ethnic dimensions, with the RSF accused of targeting non-Arab communities in areas under its control—allegations the group has consistently denied.

Over 100,000 people in Sudan have been infected with cholera in the past year, as the country faces its largest hunger crisis. The outbreak, described as the worst in recent years, has claimed at least 2,561 lives since August 2024. The cholera surge coincides with ongoing conflict between the military and Rapid Support Forces, which has killed over 20,000 people and displaced 14 million. Humanitarian agencies warn urgent aid is needed to prevent further catastrophe.