Sudan’s TASIS-backed Peace Government has accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of carrying out deadly drone strikes against medical facilities, markets and government buildings across Darfur and Kordofan, calling for international intervention and an independent investigation.
In a statement issued on Friday, government spokesperson and Information Minister Khalid Ahmed Danaa said attacks on October 21 and 22 had killed at least four civilians, wounded dozens and caused extensive damage to civilian infrastructure.
According to the government, a drone strike hit a health centre in the Hai al-Arab neighbourhood of El Daein, the capital of East Darfur, killing three civilians and injuring several others.
Another strike allegedly targeted the market in Abu Jabra, also in East Darfur, killing a child and wounding ten people, including women.
In neighbouring West Kordofan, the government said an aerial attack struck federal police buildings in Babanusa, damaging the facilities and injuring two civilians.
The statement also accused SAF aircraft of bombing government administrative offices in Nyala, South Darfur, on October 21. No casualty figures were provided for that incident.
The TASIS administration condemned what it described as an escalating campaign against civilian infrastructure, warning that attacks on medical facilities, markets and public institutions were worsening an already severe humanitarian crisis.
It urged the United Nations Security Council and international human rights organisations to establish an independent investigation into the strikes and consider imposing a no-fly zone to protect civilians.
The government said those responsible should face accountability under international humanitarian law, arguing that deliberate attacks on civilians and protected facilities could constitute war crimes.
Local Sudanese media have separately reported civilian casualties from drone attacks in East Darfur, although some reported figures differ from those provided by the TASIS administration.
The Sudanese military’s responsibility for the latest incidents and the full casualty figures have not been independently established.
The allegations come amid an intensifying drone campaign across Sudan, where attacks on densely populated areas have raised growing concerns about civilian protection and possible violations of international humanitarian law.
