Khartoum drone strike kills five Sudan NGO reports

ABC News·May 3

Paramilitary forces drone strike kills 5 near Sudan capital, rights group says

Sudan's paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has killed at least five people in a drone attack, according to a local rights groupByThe Associated PressMay 3, 2026, 4:11 AMCAIRO -- Sudan’s paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least five people in a drone attack that hit a civilian vehicle on the outskirts of Khartoum, a local Sudanese rights group said.The attack on Saturday morning hit a vehicle that was traveling from the White Nile province to Omdurman, the sister city of the capital, Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence against civilians, said in a statement. It added that the attack reflects continued targeting of civilians on public roads and in populated areas.Khartoum has largely been spared attacks by the RSF since it was recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces last year, but the capital has recently seen sporadic strikes.The Rapid Support Forces, which have been at war with the Sudanese Army for over three years, did not immediately claim the attack.Popular ReadsEmergency Lawyers condemned the attack and held the RSF responsible. “What happened was a brazen violation of international humanitarian law,” it said.At least 59,000 people have been killed in the war that broke out