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Drone Attacks Killed Over 100 Civilians in Sudan This Month

HeadlineDec 17, 2025

In news from Sudan, the UAE-backed paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has been attempting to cover up its mass killings of civilians in the city of El Fasher by burning and burying bodies. That’s according to a new report by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab, which analyzed satellite images depicting RSF fighters likely disposing of tens of thousands of remains following its capture of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, in October. At least 1,500 people were killed in just 48 hours after the RSF seized the city. The report said, “This pattern of body disposal and destruction is ongoing.”

This comes as over 100 civilians were killed in drone attacks on the Kordofan region, where fighting between the RSF and Sudanese military has intensified. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced as warring parties shift focus toward Kordofan. U.N. experts have described Sudan’s war as the world’s largest humanitarian disaster.

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