{"id":8249,"date":"2026-08-03T00:36:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/08\/03\/sudan-army-drone-attack-on-darfur-kills-35-rights-group-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T00:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:36:46","slug":"sudan-army-drone-attack-on-darfur-kills-35-rights-group-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/08\/03\/sudan-army-drone-attack-on-darfur-kills-35-rights-group-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan army drone attack on Darfur kills 35, rights group says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Tens of thousands have been killed since April 2023 in the war between RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and his former ally, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>At least 35 people were killed, and several others wounded, when Sudanese army drones struck a traditional court in western Darfur, a rights group has said.<\/p>\n<p>The Emergency Lawyers group, which has documented abuses by both sides of the three-year civil war in Sudan, said the strike on Sunday hit a court in the village of Garra al-Zawaya in North Darfur state at about 1pm local time (11:00 GMT).<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/16\/sudanese-minister-says-war-has-profoundly-reshaped-nations-demography\">Sudanese minister says war has \u2018profoundly reshaped\u2019 nation\u2019s demographics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/27\/sudans-army-claims-control-of-major-highway-linking-khartoum-and-el-obeid\">Sudan\u2019s army claims control of major highway linking Khartoum and el-Obeid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/7\/30\/sudans-rsf-vows-to-return-to-khartoum\">Sudan\u2019s RSF vows to return to Khartoum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>It said civilians had \u201cgathered to attend hearings on local cases and disputes\u201d when the attack took place.<\/p>\n<p>The village is under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of people have been killed since the war began in April 2023 between supporters of RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and his former ally, Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.<\/p>\n<p>The court building, which serves as a traditional institution for resolving local and tribal feuds, was also damaged in the strike, Emergency Lawyers said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe court session was being held under a tree with the participation of local community leaders,\u201d a witness from the area told the AFP news agency on condition of anonymity for safety reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Among those killed were \u201cfour tribal leaders and two RSF commanders\u201d, the witness added.<\/p>\n<p>Garra al-Zawaya lies near the town of Kabkabiya, about 150km (93 miles) west of el-Fasher, the army\u2019s last stronghold in Darfur, which the RSF captured after a bloody offensive in October last year.<\/p>\n<p>United Nations investigators have said violence linked to the RSF siege and capture of el-Fasher bore \u201cthe hallmarks of genocide\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Following its takeover of the city, the RSF \u2013 which emerged from the government-backed militia known as the Janjaweed, accused of atrocities in Darfur in the early 2000s \u2013 consolidated control over much of the region.<\/p>\n<p>Since that campaign, both sides have increasingly relied on drone warfare. According to the UN, more than 1,000 civilians were killed in drone strikes during the first five months of this year.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict has also displaced millions and created what the UN describes as the world\u2019s largest humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tens of thousands have been killed since April 2023 in the war between RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and his former ally, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. At least 35 people were killed, and several others wounded, when Sudanese army drones struck a traditional court in western Darfur, a rights group has said. 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