Conflict & Security
Rapid Support Forces drone strikes kill 4 in El-Damazin, target finance minister's home
October 7, 2026 at 08:31 AM
2 reports
Rapid Support Forces drones struck El-Damazin, capital of Sudan's Blue Nile state, killing four people and wounding 12, officials said.
- Military and government sources said the drone strikes killed four people and wounded 12, most of them women and children.
- A government source said a drone hit the provincial finance minister's residence, and that he, his family and his guards survived unharmed.
- The International Organization for Migration reported 5,525 people from Wad al-Mahi villages fled to al-Rusairis district within three days.
- Sovereignty Council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan renewed the government's refusal to negotiate with the Rapid Support Forces.


