UN condemns deadly drone strike on displaced persons in Sudan's Blue Nile

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Denise Brown, on Thursday condemned a drone strike targeting a site near a gathering of displaced people in the Blue Nile region of southeastern Sudan, which killed at least 31 civilians, most of them women and children.

In a statement, Brown expressed outrage at the attack near a displacement site in the Wad al-Mahi area, noting that initial reports indicate at least 31 civilians were killed, the majority women and children.

She stressed the need to hold those responsible for these violations accountable, emphasizing that condemnation alone is not enough and that accountability for grave breaches of international humanitarian law must be ensured.

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In South Kordofan, the Sudanese Doctors' Syndicate said a family of a mother and three children was killed on Thursday in an artillery strike on the city of Kadugli, blaming the attack on Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North forces led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu.

In a statement cited by Al-Sharq, the syndicate said initial information indicated the four-member family was killed in the shelling, which reportedly struck residential areas of the city.

The syndicate condemned the targeting of residential areas and endangering civilian lives, describing it as a violation of international humanitarian law, and called for an end to attacks on civilians and for medical and humanitarian aid to reach those affected.