Five civilians were killed and 47 others wounded in an alleged drone strike on a student dormitory at the University of Kordofan in El Obeid, the Sudan Doctors Network said on Thursday.
The medical group alleged that the Rapid Support Forces carried out the attack using a drone on October 1. The claim could not be independently verified.
According to preliminary information cited by the network, the strike hit accommodation used by students at the university, causing civilian casualties.
In a statement reported by local Sudanese media, the Sudan Doctors Network condemned the incident and said attacks on student housing and educational facilities posed a serious threat to civilians and could constitute violations of international humanitarian law.
The group also alleged that the incident formed part of a broader increase in attacks on civilian and public-service facilities.
The latest strike occurred in the same El Obeid urban area where drones days earlier hit the Olympic Stadium, which witnesses said was being used as a military headquarters by the Al-Baraa Ibn Malik Brigade and the Abu Jibba force. Nearby Shikan College was also damaged in that attack. There is no independently verified evidence, however, that Thursday’s alleged strike on university accommodation targeted the same forces or was connected to the earlier incident.
The Sudan Doctors Network called on the United Nations and international humanitarian and human rights organisations to investigate attacks on civilian sites, support emergency medical assistance for those wounded and work to ensure accountability for any violations.
The RSF and the TASIS-aligned Peace Government had not publicly responded to Thursday’s allegation at the time of publication. The circumstances of the strike and responsibility for it could not be independently verified.
