{"id":20132546,"date":"2026-05-18T18:03:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20132546"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:05:15","slug":"deadly-attacks-deepen-insecurity-in-south-darfur-and-kassala-leaving-at-least-eight-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/deadly-attacks-deepen-insecurity-in-south-darfur-and-kassala-leaving-at-least-eight-dead","title":{"rendered":"Deadly attacks deepen insecurity in South Darfur and Kassala leaving at least eight dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three people, including a child and a member of the civil administration guard, were killed in an armed ambush on the Gireida\u2013Buram road in South Darfur on Saturday, amid mounting insecurity across the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local sources told Radio Dabanga that armed men intercepted a vehicle travelling between Gireida and Buram before opening fire on passengers and escorts. The attack killed a man and a young girl at the scene, while several others sustained injuries of varying severity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources said one member of the civil administration guard went missing during the assault. Residents later found his body and identified him as Abdo Adam Youssef, one of the area\u2019s civil administration guards. Villagers subsequently buried him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents said the Gireida\u2013Buram road has become increasingly dangerous, with frequent armed robberies and attacks targeting travellers and commercial vehicles. They warned that\u00a0deteriorating security<\/a>\u00a0and the lack of effective protection on key routes have spread fear and anxiety among civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local authorities had not issued an official statement at the time of publication, while investigations into the circumstances of the attack and the final casualty toll continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Deadly explosion destroys livestock truck near Kassala\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a separate incident, at least five people were killed and hundreds of\u00a0livestock<\/a>\u00a0perished in a powerful explosion that struck a sheep truck near Abu Talha, west of Kassala\u2019s state capital, Kassala city, on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents of Kassala told Radio Dabanga that they heard a series of violent explosions at about 2:30 a.m. Witnesses later circulated videos showing the truck engulfed in flames, alongside images of dead livestock and human remains scattered around the wreckage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One witness said the blast triggered a massive fire but added that residents could not determine the exact cause of the explosion or identify the weapon involved. \u201cWe do not know whether it was a\u00a0drone strike<\/a>, a missile, or something else,\u201d the witness said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Observers interviewed by Radio Dabanga suggested that\u00a0explosive military ordnance<\/a>\u00a0may have caused the blast. They noted that previous drone attacks on Kassala airport had not produced explosions of similar intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents called on Kassala authorities to issue an urgent statement clarifying the nature of the explosion and whether the truck had been deliberately targeted. The area around Abu Talha has long witnessed\u00a0smuggling activity<\/a>, including weapons trafficking, while Kassala\u2019s security authorities regularly announce arms seizures in the border region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kassala state borders both Eritrea and\u00a0Ethiopia<\/a>, where tensions have escalated in recent months alongside growing friction between Ethiopia\u2019s federal government and the neighbouring Tigray region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sudan has previously accused Ethiopia of launching drones from Bahir Dar Airport in the Amhara region to strike targets inside Sudan. Ethiopia has denied the accusations and, in turn, accused the Sudanese Armed Forces of\u00a0cooperating with forces<\/a>\u00a0linked to the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front.<\/p>\n