Drone strike on North Darfur court kills at least 35, rights group says

Drone strike on North Darfur court kills at least 35, rights group says Submitted by Victoria Amani Mwaniki Kishoiyian on Mon, 08/03/2026 - 21:29 The attack comes amid heightened Sudanese army drone operations across Darfur Protesters in Warsaw, Poland, hold placards during a protest against the Rapid Support Forces committing mass atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan, on 8 November 2025 (Neil Milton/Reuters) Off On Sunday, a drone strike, purportedly carried out by the Sudanese army, targeted Sudan's Customary Court in al-Zawiya Ghara, killing at least 35 people and injuring others. All the victims were inside the court building and its immediate surroundings when the attack occurred, according to the Emergency Lawyers Group , which monitors violence against civilians in Sudan. Al-Zawiya Ghara is one of many villages in North Darfur state controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).