Drone Attack On Sudanese Mosque Kills 70 People

UNSPLASH ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - The death toll from a drone strike carried out by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against one of the mosques in Al Fashir City, North Darfur Province, western Sudan, reached more than 70 people.

Previously, the non-governmental organization Sudan Doctors Network said the drone attack had killed at least 43 people.

"The RSF terrorist group launched a drone attack on worshipers at a mosque in Al Fashir City during the Fajr prayer. More than 70 people died as a result of this crime," said the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) as reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Saturday, September 20.

Al Fashir City has been blocked by RSF troops for more than a year, with clashes between Sudanese armed forces and rebels taking place on the outskirts of the city.

The New York Times, citing a local doctor who asked for his identity to be kept secret, reported that residents were forced to eat donkeys and camels to survive the mass hunger that continues to occur amid military conflict.

Fierce fighting between the RSF and the Sudanese military has been going on since April 2023. In March the military announced it had succeeded in expelling rebels from the capital, Khartoum.

A month later, the RSF paramilitary intensified its attacks on western and southern Sudan and declared the formation of a counter government.