Khartoum drone strike kills five Sudan NGO reports

The attack, the second in a week, follows months of relative calm in the city after government forces regained control last year.A drone strike carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed five civilians in Khartoum, according to an NGO.The attack, which Emergency Lawyers, an independent legal group supporting victims of human rights violations in Sudan, reported on Saturday, is the second to take place in the capital within a week. It follows months of relative calm in the city after government forces regained control last year.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Sudan refugees returning home face new ‘struggle for survival’: UNlist 2 of 3Thousands held by paramilitary RSF in Sudan’s el-Fasher: NGOlist 3 of 3Families forced into displacement by famine in Sudanend of listThe NGO said it holds the RSF fully responsible for the strike, accusing the group of breaching international humanitarian law.Emergency Lawyers said the incident forms part of an ongoing pattern of attacks on civilians. Nearly 700 civilians were killed in drone strikes in the first three months of this year, according to UN figures.‘Completely free’On Tuesday, a drone struck a hospital in the Jebel Awliya area, around 40 kilometres (25 miles)