Sudan: 27 killed and 13 injured in drone strike on the city of Senga

SadaNews - 27 people were killed and 13 others were injured due to a strike carried out by a drone belonging to the Rapid Support Forces that targeted the city of Senga in the Sinnar State, southeastern Sudan, at a time when areas in northern Darfur are witnessing increasing waves of displacement due to the deterioration of the security situation.

A Sudanese military source reported that the strike targeted security personnel and a number of civilians accompanying military leaders from several states.

For his part, the official spokesperson for the Sinnar government, Salah Adam Abdullah, clarified that a "strategic drone" bombed the city, indicating that the army's ground defenses engaged it, and that the strike resulted in casualties and losses among civilians before the situation returned to normal.

In the same context, the governor of White Nile State, Ghamar al-Din Fadl al-Mawla, escaped the attack while participating in an official meeting, while two of his companions were killed, according to a statement from the Sudanese Ministry of Information.

Moreover, the advisor to the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Al-Basha Tabik, stated that the attack carries a direct message to the leadership of the Sudanese army, vowing for further escalation.

This strike comes a day after the Sudanese government announced its return to the capital, Khartoum, after nearly three years of moving to Port Sudan, at a time when Sinnar State has experienced relative calm since the army reasserted control over major cities in late 2024, a progress that allowed it to reclaim Khartoum.

Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the joint forces allied with the Sudanese army, Mutwakil Abouja, stated that the Rapid Support Forces committed acts described as criminal in the towns of Jargira and Mastoura, in northern Darfur, resulting in the death of 19 civilians.

The joint forces confirmed in a statement that they repelled a large-scale attack launched by the Rapid Support Forces yesterday on the town of Jargira, in the northwestern axis of northern Darfur State, which is considered the last stronghold of the army in the Darfur region.

These developments coincided with the announcement from the International Organization for Migration of the displacement of more than 8,000 people in one day from northern Darfur State, due to the escalation of military operations, while the Sudanese Armed Forces announced the death and injury of hundreds of members of the Rapid Support Forces and the destruction of dozens of vehicles in Darfur, Kordofan, and Blue Nile States over the past few days.