Four civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed in Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strikes on residential areas of Dilling, South Kordofan. The attacks on Friday 2 October 2026 also wounded people in three neighbourhoods, according to the Sudan Doctors Network, cited by Radio Dabanga.
A woman was killed and several civilians injured by drone strikes targeting residential neighbourhoods in Damazin, the capital of Sudan’s Blue Nile State. Ilham Ali Shikan, a mother of three, died in the Al-Zuhur neighbourhood, while another drone crashed into a house in Al-Muallimin, according to residents quoted by Radio Tamazuj.
The Sudanese government accuses Ethiopia of allowing the Rapid Support Forces to launch 187 drones from its territory in 70 attacks on Sudan between February and October. Khartoum says the strikes targeted civilian infrastructure and that it has appealed to the UN and African Union, Radio Dabanga reports. According to RFI, Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls the events aggression and asserts the right to self-defence.
Drone strikes killed at least 14 civilians and injured several people in three areas of Sudan, including Um Dibo, El Abbasiya Tagali and Ed Damazin. They also damaged a fuel station and electricity infrastructure, disrupting access to clean water, according to Radio Dabanga, which cited residents and local sources.
The Sudanese army said it killed three commanders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), including special forces chief Mohamed Dédan, during an operation near the localities of En Nahoud and El Khowi. The information was relayed on Facebook by Mohamed Dédan, according to Sudanese media outlet Baj News.
