Sudan: RSF Drones Target Mosque Killing 2 Children in Kordofan

A drone strike on a mosque in Sudan’s Kordofan region by UAE-linked Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 2 children and injured 13 others during a dawn lesson in al-Rahad, according to the Sudan Doctors Network, reflecting a widening pattern of strikes on civilian and symbolic infrastructure.

Civilian Sanctuaries Under Fire

The Sudan Doctors Network said the paramilitary RSF carried out the Wednesday strike. Spokesperson Mohamed Elsheikh told The Associated Press the children were attending lessons at dawn.

The group stated that targeting children inside mosques “represents a dangerous escalation in the pattern of repeated violations against civilians.”

The same network described attacks on religious sites as part of a “systematic pattern.”

More than 15 mosques have been damaged or destroyed and over 165 churches have been closed or demolished since the war began in 2023.

Supply Lines And Strategic Roads

Parallel strikes targeted infrastructure around North and South Kordofan. Local sources cited attacks on Sheikh Ahmed al-Badawi Quranic complex in Al-Rahad that killed one student and wounded about 18 others, and damage to a secondary school in Dilling.

The campaign focused on the Um Rawaba - Al-Rahad - El Obeid national road and the Dilling - Kadugli road. These corridors carry humanitarian aid and commercial goods. Aid agencies said attacks on trucks and convoys disrupted trade and basic supplies to civilians.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights described the region as “volatile and a focus of hostilities.”

“Pattern Of Violations”

Humanitarian pressure has intensified beyond direct strikes. The International Rescue Committee said fires destroyed shelters affecting 500 households in a displacement camp in Tawila after people fled el-Fasher, captured by RSF forces in October.

IRC West Sudan Director Zeleke Bacha said families had “endured unimaginable hardship” and were living with shortages of food, water and healthcare.

Aid groups warn the real death toll may exceed official figures because remote areas remain inaccessible.


The World Health Organization estimates at least 40,000 people have been killed and 12 million displaced.

Recent Escalation

Drone attacks have intensified recently in the war torn region. A Feb. 7 RSF drone strike near Rahad days ago had killed 24 civilians including 8 children.

A drone attack last December on a UN camp in Kadugli killed 6 Bangladeshi peacekeepers, underscoring the widening reach of the conflict and blending into a broader pattern of strikes increasingly hitting protected sites and international personnel.

Such attacks are seemingly part of a broader escalation scheme that has also targeted medical personnel, with the World Health Organization (WHO) recording more than 200 attacks on health workers resulting in 1,859 deaths and 490 injuries.

Drone War Normalization

The conflict began in 2023 after a breakdown between former allies tasked with overseeing a post-2019 transition.

Since then, drone warfare has shifted the operational balance from conventional battles to dispersed strikes on roads, convoys, schools and places of worship.