Saturday, Apr 26 2025 | Time 14:30 Hrs(IST)
WorldPosted at: Apr 26 2025 12:06AM


11 killed in drone strike on displacement camp in N. Sudan

Khartoum, Apr 25 (UNI) At least 11 people were killed and over 22 others injured on Friday in a drone strike that hit a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Al-Damer, the capital of River Nile State in northern Sudan, the state governor said.
Governor Mohammed Al-Badawi Abdel-Majid condemned the attack in a statement, describing it as a "crime" committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) at dawn on Friday against the IDP camp in the Al-Mogran area. He stated that 11 civilians, mostly women, children, and the elderly, were killed.
He urged the international community and human rights organizations to document the violations and ensure accountability for those responsible. The governor also ordered the relocation of the camp to a safer area to protect the displaced residents.
Separately, the non-governmental Sudanese Doctors Network reported that the "strike was carried out by a swarm of drones that launched four missiles, causing massive explosions and thick smoke over the shelter center and the electrical substation in Atbara city."
The RSF has not commented on the attack.
Meanwhile, the Media Coordination Council of the Sudanese Electricity Company said the Atbara substation was targeted by drones on Friday for the fourth time in a short period, leading to a power outage in the River Nile and Red Sea states.
The council confirmed that civil defense teams were working to extinguish the fire caused by the strike, and that technical damage assessments and follow-up measures would take place.
The RSF has recently escalated attacks on key civilian and military sites in the Northern and River Nile states, causing significant damage to the Merowe Dam in northern Sudan and triggering power outages across multiple states.
The conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted on April 15, 2023, has killed tens of thousands, displaced over 15 million people, and left Sudan facing what the UN calls one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. UN agencies warn the country is nearing famine, with its healthcare system collapsed and accurate casualty counts nearly impossible to verify.
UNI XINHUA GNK
Tags: #11 killed in drone strike on displacement camp in N. Sudan
More News

Huge blaze in Pak’s Lahore Int Airport causes panic, flight disruptions

26 Apr 2025 | 1:42 PM

Lahore, Apr 26 (UNI) A massive fire occurred in Pakistan’s Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore today, leading to all flights being cancelled by the authorities.

see more..

Pakistan confirms 8th polio case of 2025

26 Apr 2025 | 1:39 PM

Islamabad, Apr 26 (UNI) Pakistan has reported its eighth polio case of the year after the virus was detected in a child from the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Ministry of National Health Services said in a statement on Friday.

see more..
Pak: 9 terrorists killed in police operation in Balochistan

Pak: 9 terrorists killed in police operation in Balochistan

26 Apr 2025 | 12:47 PM

Islamabad, Apr 26 (UNI) Nine terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said Friday.

see more..
At least 21 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza: Civil Defence

At least 21 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza: Civil Defence

26 Apr 2025 | 12:33 PM

(rpt, correcting date)
Gaza, Apr 26 (UNI) At least 21 Palestinians were killed on Friday in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza's civil defence authorities.

see more..

At least 21 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza: Civil Defence

26 Apr 2025 | 12:15 PM

Gaza, Apr 25 (UNI) At least 21 Palestinians were killed on Friday in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza's civil defence authorities.

see more..