Drone strike kills ten civilians in West Darfur
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Tamazuj
A drone strike killed at least ten civilians and wounded five others in Sanaqit, near Bir Siliba, in Sudan’s West Darfur state. The victims, displaced people gathering crops, were blamed on the Rapid Support Forces by the regional health minister and tribal leaders, according to Radio Tamazuj.
A drone strike killed at least ten civilians and wounded five others on Saturday 17 October in Sanaqit, in the West Darfur state, according to local authorities and tribal leaders. Babiker Hamdein, the regional government’s Minister of Health and Social Affairs, blamed the attack on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group involved in the war in Sudan.
The victims were displaced people who had fled nearby villages, including Naroma, Karmalia and Qarmba, after their homes were burned and their belongings looted. They had taken refuge in Sanaqit, near Bir Siliba, in the Sirba locality, not far from the Chadian border.
The attack came a day after another deadly strike against displaced people in West Darfur, which killed 11 people, according to a toll released on 18 October.
Summary produced with the help of artificial intelligence tools, under AFREEQUE’s editorial responsibility.
