At least two women were killed and 10 other people injured when a Sudanese military aircraft bombed a residential area and a vital water facility in North Kordofan state on Wednesday, a Sudanese legal rights group said.
The Emergency Lawyers group said an Antonov aircraft belonging to Sudan’s military dropped three explosive barrels on the Um Badr area in Sodari locality, setting fire to homes in the Dar Bahr neighbourhood.
The bombardment killed two women and wounded 10 other civilians, according to the group, which also reported extensive damage to civilian infrastructure.
The strikes hit the Al-Kabjark water station in Khor Dardaq, destroying storage tanks, pumping equipment and solar panels used to operate the facility.
The station is one of two principal sources of water for surrounding communities, and its destruction has further threatened access to drinking water in an area already affected by the conflict.
Emergency Lawyers condemned the bombardment, saying the targeted locations contained no military installations or armed personnel.
The group accused Sudan’s military of repeatedly targeting civilian communities and essential infrastructure, warning that such attacks were worsening humanitarian conditions and forcing residents to flee their homes.
It urged the international community to condemn the strikes, press for an end to attacks on civilians and ensure accountability for those responsible.
The allegations could not be independently verified.
Fighting intensifies across Kordofan
The reported airstrike came as fighting continued for a second consecutive day between Sudan’s military and its allied armed groups on one side and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the other.
Clashes have intensified along the border between North and West Kordofan, where both sides are attempting to secure strategically important towns and supply routes.
Military sources said forces aligned with Port Sudan, including the Joint Force and Special Action Forces, were advancing towards Al-Khuwei and Al Nahud in West Kordofan.
The sources claimed that the military alliance had captured Um Marahik and dozens of surrounding villages during operations on Wednesday. The battlefield claims could not be independently confirmed.
The latest fighting forms part of a broader military campaign launched in late June, during which Sudan’s military and allied forces have sought to regain territory and disrupt supply routes used by the RSF.
The Kordofan region has become a major battleground in Sudan’s conflict, which erupted in April 2023, as rival forces compete for control of strategic transport corridors connecting central Sudan with the western Darfur region.
